Senior Electrical Engineer

Knightscope, Inc; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

Knightscope, Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to own electrical design across hardware programs, leading system design, battery selection, and wire harnessing from prototyping through production readiness.

You will work cross-functionally with mechanical, software, and systems engineers in a fast-paced, gate-driven environment, owning the full electrical scope including CPU, GPU, compute modules, power distribution, and thermal management.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of product development experience with ownership of electromechanical hardware programs.
• Experience taking hardware from concept to production with minimal supervision.
• Experience across multiple form factors; wearables or body-worn is a plus.
• Experience designing electrical systems with compute modules, sensors, routers, and batteries.
• Familiarity with thermal design in compact enclosures and hands-on prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Drive electrical design and integration across hardware programs from concept to production.
• Evaluate components, sensors, and compute modules for multiple form factors.
• Assess CPU/GPU performance against video system requirements and contribute to compute-module architecture.
• Define power requirements and design a wiring harness for efficient power distribution.
• Select batteries based on reliability and safety for wearables where applicable.
• Troubleshoot at system, PCB, and component levels.
• Collaborate with mechanical, software, and systems teams to resolve cross-functional tradeoffs.
• Support test plans, fixtures, and validation activities for performance and reliability.
• Engage external partners/vendors as needed for design and manufacturing.
• Contribute to scalable product development processes and best practices.

Skills

Independent ownership

Cross-functional comms

Prototyping

Troubleshooting

PCB design

Thermal design

Education

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PCB design software

Job description

AboutKnightscope

Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force — autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. One Team. One Force.

Job Summary

Knightscope is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join our product development team and own electrical design across our hardware programs. In this role, you will lead electrical system design, subsystem development, component integration, battery selection, and wire harnessing across multiple hardware programs—from early prototyping through production readiness. You will work cross-functionally with mechanical, software, and systems engineers in a fast-paced, gate-driven product development environment and play a critical role in shaping our hardware products. This is a self-directed role; assignments may span multiple programs and platforms as priorities evolve.

About the Role

The role is an ownership-driven position within a multidisciplinary program team, requiring a senior, hands-on engineer who is comfortable operating in ambiguity, working independently with minimal direction, getting dirty and driving decisions across mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries. You will be expected to make thoughtful tradeoffs and carry designs from early concept and prototyping through to production.

This individual will own the full electrical scope of our hardware products, including CPU, GPU, and compute-module evaluation, power distribution, battery selection, working knowledge of video, audio, and router systems, thermal management and testing support. The current priority is a body-worn / wearable platform, but this person should expect to contribute to other hardware programs over time.

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Key Responsibilities

• Drive electrical design and integration across one or more hardware programs, through all phases of product development.
• Evaluate and integrate electrical components, sensors, and compute modules across a range of product form factors.
• Evaluate CPU and GPU performance against video system requirements, and contribute to compute-module architecture.
• Define power requirements and design a harness system to ensure efficient power distribution.
• Assess and select batteries based on reliability, safety, and product-specific constraints (including wearability where applicable).
• Troubleshoot and debug at the system, PCB, and component levels.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, software, and systems engineering teams to resolve cross-functional tradeoffs.
• Support development of test plans, fixtures, and validation activities to ensure product performance and reliability.
• Work with external partners and vendors as needed to support design and manufacturing.
• Contribute to establishing scalable product development processes and best practices

Required Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in product development, with demonstrated independent ownership of electromechanical hardware programs from concept through production.
• Experience taking at least one hardware product from concept through production with minimal supervision.
• Experience across multiple product form factors or programs; soft goods, wearables, or body-worn experience a plus.
• Experience with PCB design including schematic capture, layout, fabrication and assembly oversight, board bring-up, and DVT.
• Experience designing electrical systems that integrate compute modules, sensors, routers, and batteries.
• Familiarity with thermal design and management in compact, sealed enclosures.
• Hands-on prototyping experience; must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, early-stage program environment with ambiguous and incomplete requirements and aggressive milestones.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills; ability to work effectively with mechanical, software, and systems engineering teams.
• Proven ability to work independently -- set direction, make decisions, and drive to closure without close oversight.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $165,000 - $195,000 DOE
• Equity: Stock options
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off
• Location Requirement: Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ