Senior Electrical Engineer

Success Matcher Recruitment; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Success Matcher Recruitment's client, an AI robotics hardware company, is seeking an electrical engineer to own board design from prototype to production. You will design motor control boards, power distribution, and battery management systems, and work with actuators, sensors, and harnesses to build reliable hardware.

You’ll ship hardware to production, influence sourcing decisions, and leverage AI tools daily to prototype and validate designs in a fast-moving startup environment in Watertown,

Qualifications

• 4–10 years of electrical engineering experience.
• PCB design and layout as your main engineering work.
• Power and communications system design including wire harnessing and component selection.
• Shipped hardware: track record of hardware you designed going into production or the field.
• BS or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• AI-native workflow: daily use of AI tools such as Claude, Cursor, or your own scripts.

Responsibilities

• Board Design & Iteration: Design and refine motor control boards, power distribution boards and BMS.
• System Integration: Select and integrate actuators, sensors, wire harnesses and components across the robot’s power and communication systems.
• Firmware & Testing: Write firmware and support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing.
• Prototype to Production: Take designs from early prototypes to reliable manufacturing at scale.
• Sourcing & Suppliers: Own technical sourcing and make key supplier and component decisions.

Skills

Electrical Eng

PCB Design

Power Systems

CAN

Automotive Ethernet

AI tools

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

HIL tools

Job description

Our client is a fast-growing AI robotics company changing how industrial automation gets done. Instead of selling costly, slow-to-install systems, they offer robots-as-a-service that customers can deploy quickly, at a fraction of the cost of traditional automation. They build the whole stack in-house: they design and manufacture their own robots, train their own AI models, and run their own fleet at customer sites across the US.

Why Join?

• End-to-End Ownership: Own a robot’s electrical architecture from the first prototype board through production at scale.
• Real-World Impact: Your boards will power robots that are already working at customer sites nationwide.
• Ground-Floor Growth: The hardware team grew from 2 to 14 engineers in a year and is set to grow quickly again, so there’s a lot of room to grow with it.
• Builder Culture: A hands-on, fast-moving team where people are judged on what they ship.
• Well-Resourced: A well-equipped shop and strong access to the tools and resources you need to move fast.
• Location & Eligibility: Fully on-site in Watertown, MA. Visa transfers are supported, but new sponsorship is not available.

What You’ll Do

• Board Design & Iteration: Design and refine motor control boards, power distribution boards and battery management systems (BMS).
• System Integration: Select and integrate actuators, sensors, wire harnesses and components across the robot’s power and communication systems.
• Firmware & Testing: Write firmware and support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing.
• Prototype to Production: Take designs from early prototypes to reliable manufacturing at scale.
• Sourcing & Suppliers: Own technical sourcing and make key supplier and component decisions.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience: 4 – 10 years of electrical engineering experience.
• PCB Design Depth: Hands-on PCB design and layout as your main engineering work, not a side responsibility.
• Power & Comms Systems: Experience with wire harnessing and component selection for power and communication systems.
• Shipped Hardware: A track record of hardware you designed going into production or the field.
• Education: BS or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• AI-Native Workflow: Daily use of AI tools such as Claude, Cursor, or your own scripts and agents.
• Nice-to-Have: Experience in robotics, EV/automotive (CAN, automotive Ethernet, battery systems), or a fast-paced startup.