Senior Electrical Engineer

Cosmic Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Cosmic Robotics is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer in San Francisco to own a critical subsystem of the Cosmic-1 platform and drive concept-to-deployment development.

You will lead cross-functional collaboration with hardware, software, and manufacturing teams to deliver high-voltage and power-electronics solutions for autonomous construction.

Ideal candidates bring hands-on circuit design, HV safety experience, and strong communication skills within a fast-growing, mission-driven startup.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional engineering experience.
• First-principles understanding of analog and digital circuit design and circuit analysis and simulation.
• Expert electrical design skills using software such as Altium designer.
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++.
• Superb failure analysis and electrical system troubleshooting skills.
• Experience designing or developing high voltage vehicle electrical systems including familiarity with high voltage batteries and power electronics as well as HV safety standards and components.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Thrive in fast-paced environments and push boundaries to meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware components and systems such as the high voltage system, low voltage system, custom HV batteries, embedded systems, PCB assemblies, and harnesses
• Full product lifecycle ownership from requirements collection, trade studies, preliminary and detailed design, development, and overseeing manufacturing, integration, testing, and customer delivery
• Work with manufacturing, mechanical, software, and product engineers to develop innovative new solutions to complex interdisciplinary problems
• Work with vendors and suppliers to find creative solutions to tight deadlines
• Set milestones, plan roadmaps, and deliver on ambitious timelines
• Recruit, mentor, and build a world-class engineering organization

Skills

Circuit design

Python/C++

HV systems

Troubleshooting

Communication

PM skills

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Senior Electrical Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (full time, in-person)

Company Overview

Our mission is to build a city on Mars and accelerate the construction of critical infrastructure on Earth. Starting with Cosmic-1 - a system that installs solar panels 10x faster than today's methods, helping us transition to a clean energy future and laying the groundwork for the future of autonomous construction.

The Role

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will own a critical Cosmic-1 subsystem and lead development from concept to deployment. As a core member of the team, you will help define the era of autonomous construction.

This is a rare opportunity to:

• Work on hard, meaningful problems that impact the future of infrastructure and energy.
• Collaborate with a world-class team from NASA, SpaceX, Google, Built Robotics, and others.
• Rapidly grow, learn, and lead within a quickly scaling company.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware components and systems such as the high voltage system, low voltage system, custom HV batteries, embedded systems, PCB assemblies, and harnesses
• Full product lifecycle ownership from requirements collection, trade studies, preliminary and detailed design, development, and overseeing manufacturing, integration, testing, and customer delivery
• Work with manufacturing, mechanical, software, and product engineers to develop innovative new solutions to complex interdisciplinary problems
• Work with vendors and suppliers to find creative solutions to tight deadlines
• Set milestones, plan roadmaps, and deliver on ambitious timelines
• Recruit, mentor, and build a world-class engineering organization

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional engineering experience
• Excellent first-principles understanding of analog and digital circuit design and circuit analysis and simulation
• Expert electrical design skills using software such as Altium designer
• Strong programming skills in Python or C++
• Superb failure analysis and electrical system troubleshooting skills
• Experience designing or developing high voltage vehicle electrical systems including familiarity with high voltage batteries and power electronics as well as HV safety standards and components
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Thrive in fast-paced environments and push boundaries to meet deadlines

Bonus

• 5+ years of professional engineering experience in electrical design or development
• Management and recruiting experience