Senior Electrical Engineer

SR2 | Socially Responsible Recruitment | Certified B Corporation™; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity package

Health, dental, and vision insurance

PTO

Work on advanced autonomous systems

Job summary

SR2 is seeking an Electrical Engineer to design embedded and power electronics for autonomous robotic platforms. The role focuses on robust schematics, PCB layouts, and real-time firmware development within a fast-paced startup environment.

You will collaborate with mechanical and software teams, perform simulations and validation, and optimize systems for low-latency performance while meeting power constraints. Remote start transitioning to on-site in San Jose, CA as the team grows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with microcontroller-based embedded systems.
• Strong knowledge of CAN/UART/SPI/I2C and serial protocols.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout.

Responsibilities

• Design embedded and power electronics systems for autonomous robotic platforms.
• Create detailed schematics and PCB layouts focused on reliability and manufacturability.
• Develop real-time firmware in C++ and Python.
• Perform electrical simulations, validation, and debugging.
• Collaborate with mechanical and software teams for system integration.
• Optimize for low-latency, real-time performance and power constraints.
• Support hardware bring-up, testing, and field validation.

Skills

Embedded systems development

C++ programming

Schematic design

PCB layout

CAN/UART/SPI/I2C

Python

Robotics hardware

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

OrCAD

Electrical simulation

Job description

I’m currently partnered with a rapidly growing defense technology startup developing next-generation autonomous systems designed to operate in highly dynamic real-world environments. The company vertically integrates hardware and software to build advanced robotic platforms leveraging computer vision, embedded systems, controls, and electromechanical design to solve complex national security challenges.

Backed by highly technical founders with multiple successful exits, the team operates with a deeply engineering-first culture focused on speed, technical excellence, and deploying systems that have real-world impact.

They are seeking a highly skilled Electrical Engineer with strong expertise across schematic design, PCB layout, embedded systems, electrical simulation, and real-time firmware development. This individual will play a critical role in developing robust, high-performance electrical systems for advanced autonomous robotic platforms operating in demanding environments.

The position will initially begin remotely, before transitioning into a full-time on-site role based in San Jose as the team continues building out its local engineering presence.

What You’ll Do:

• Design and develop embedded and power electronics systems for autonomous robotic platforms
• Create detailed electrical schematics and PCB layouts focused on reliability, signal integrity, power distribution, and manufacturability
• Develop real-time embedded software in C++ and Python for robotics and autonomous systems applications
• Perform simulation, validation, testing, and debugging across electrical and embedded systems
• Work closely with mechanical and software engineering teams on full electromechanical system integration
• Optimize embedded systems for low-latency, real-time performance under hardware and power constraints
• Support hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, field testing, and system validation efforts

What They’re Looking For:

• Strong background in electrical engineering and embedded systems development
• Experience with microcontroller-based systems, power electronics, motor drives, and embedded control systems
• Expertise with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Altium, OrCAD, or similar
• Strong C++ experience within embedded or real-time systems environments
• Experience integrating sensors, actuators, communications interfaces, and robotic hardware systems
• Familiarity with communication protocols such as CAN, UART, SPI, I2C, TCP/IP, or UDP
• Hands‑on experience with testing, debugging, and validation of embedded hardware/software systems
• Experience working on robotics, autonomous systems, aerospace, defense, or other highly constrained embedded platforms is highly preferred

Nice to Have:

• Embedded Linux or RTOS experience
• Thermal management or high‑power systems experience
• Experience optimizing systems for low‑latency or real‑time performance
• Prior experience operating within startup or fast‑moving engineering environments

What’s Offered:

• Meaningful equity package
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• PTO
• Opportunity to work on highly advanced autonomous systems alongside a deeply technical engineering team