Robotics Electrical Engineer — Bring-up & Hardware Design

Doist; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Serve Robotics is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design and validate circuits, PCBs, and interconnect systems for autonomous robotic platforms. You will collaborate with firmware and software teams to bring hardware from concept through validation and production.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in electrical systems design and test for robotics or related fields, hands-on lab debugging, and experience with ECAD tools (Altium preferred).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in the design and test of electrical systems in robotics, consumer electronics, or related fields.
• Hands-on experience debugging and testing electrical subsystems with lab equipment (oscilloscope, function generator, spectrum analyzer, electronic load, etc.).
• Experience designing, integrating, and debugging embedded systems.
• Experience in hardware prototype bring-up, debug, fault detection, and failure analysis.
• Experience with one or more ECAD tools (Altium preferred).

Responsibilities

• Design and validate electrical circuits, PCBs, and interconnect systems for autonomous robotic platforms.
• Develop schematics, component selections, and electrical designs meeting performance, reliability, and cost requirements.
• Support PCB layout reviews with cross-functional teams for manufacturability and maintainability.
• Perform bring-up, validation, and characterization of new electrical hardware with firmware/software teams.
• Troubleshoot electrical and system-level issues and conduct root cause analysis to identify and resolve failures.
• Develop and execute test plans to verify electrical subsystem performance and reliability.
• Contribute to prototype development, hardware integration, and system testing throughout the product lifecycle.
• Partner with manufacturing teams, vendors, and suppliers to support builds and design improvements.
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, test results, and design records for product development and manufacturing.
• Provide occasional onsite support for prototype builds, manufacturing activities, and validation efforts.

Skills

Electrical design

PCB debugging

Embedded systems

Hardware bring-up

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium

Job description

Serve Robotics is seeking an experienced Electrical Engineer to design and validate circuits, PCBs, and interconnect systems for autonomous robotic platforms. You will collaborate with firmware and software teams to bring hardware from concept through validation and production.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in electrical systems design and test for robotics or related fields, hands-on lab debugging, and experience with ECAD tools (Altium preferred).