Senior Electrical Engineer

Ultrasonium; Woburn (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity incentive

Direct collaboration with founding团队

Lean, low-bureaucracy culture

Flexible working arrangements

IP portfolio development

Job summary

Ultrasonium seeks an experienced electrical engineer to architect and own the electronics for a novel metal additive manufacturing platform. You will define the electrical system, design analog and power circuits, and own PCB development from schematic to production.

You will develop embedded firmware for real-time control, write validation procedures, and mentor junior engineers as the team scales. Join a startup shaping advanced manufacturing globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field; Master’s/PhD a plus.
• 5+ years hands-on experience designing and developing electronic hardware.
• Deep proficiency in analog and power electronics design.
• Experience with PCB design and layout from schematic to production.
• Embedded firmware development experience and RT control systems familiarity.
• Experience defining and executing electrical V&V procedures and design reviews.
• Hardware ownership from concept to build, test, and iteration across generations.
• Background in hardware startups/industrial equipment/advanced manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Define electrical architecture for a novel metal additive manufacturing platform from requirements to production readiness.
• Lead analog and power electronics design, ensuring performance, reliability, and safety.
• Own PCB design and layout from schematic to production, with SI/EMC/thermal management focus.
• Develop embedded firmware for real-time control and monitoring of electrical subsystems.
• Define and execute electrical verification and validation procedures and design reviews.
• Specify and qualify electronic components for reliable operation in manufacturing environments.
• Collaborate with mechanical, controls, software, and process engineering for system integration.
• Establish electrical documentation standards: schematics, BOMs, test reports, DFX documentation.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers as the team grows.

Skills

Analog design

Power electronics

PCB design

Embedded firmware

Electrical V&V

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's or PhD a plus

Tools

KiCad/Altium

Job description

You will architect and own our analog and power electronics, oversee PCB development from schematic to production, lead embedded firmware efforts, and build the sensing and validation infrastructure needed to run our process reliably at scale. You will work directly with the founding team, set technical direction for the electrical discipline, and mentor engineers as the team grows.

You might be a great fit if you...

• Want to architect something genuinely new. You will design from the ground up in a space that has no existing playbook.
• Are energized by constraint. Tight budgets, hard deadlines, and novel physics all at once. You perform well under those conditions and bring others along with you.
• Take end-to-end technical ownership. From initial architecture to bring-up, validation, and production readiness, you drive it across the finish line and hold the standard.
• Want to have an impact on decarbonizing manufacturing. You understand that more efficient processes and lighter parts have real consequences at scale.
• Are a clear communicator and technical leader. You can explain your electrical choices across technical disciplines and make the people around you better.

Key responsibilities

• Define and own the electrical architecture for a novel metal additive manufacturing platform, from system-level requirements through prototyping, validation, and production readiness.
• Lead design and simulation of analog and power electronics circuits, ensuring performance, reliability, and safety across operating conditions.
• Own PCB design and layout from schematic capture through fabrication and bring-up, applying best practices for signal integrity, EMC, thermal management, and design for manufacturability.
• Develop embedded firmware for real-time control and monitoring of the system's electrical subsystems, interfacing with sensors, actuators, and motion hardware.
• Define and execute electrical verification and validation procedures, including functional testing, design review, and FMEA.
• Specify and qualify electronic components and subsystems for reliable operation in demanding manufacturing environments.
• Collaborate with mechanical, controls, software, and process engineering to ensure clean system-level integration.
• Establish and own electrical documentation standards: schematics, BOMs, design review records, and test reports.
• Contribute to IP development and support patent preparation in collaboration with the founding team.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers and interns as the team scales.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; Master's or PhD a plus.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and developing electronic hardware, with demonstrated progression of technical responsibility.
• Deep proficiency in analog and power electronics design.
• Experience with PCB design and layout (KiCad, Altium, or equivalent), from schematic through production-ready files.
• Embedded firmware development experience and familiarity with real-time control systems.
• Experience defining and executing electrical V&V procedures, including functional testing and design review processes.
• Demonstrated ability to take hardware from concept through build, test, and iterative improvement, ideally across multiple product generations.
• Prior experience in a hardware startup, industrial equipment, or advanced manufacturing context.

Preferred qualifications

• Background in FPGA, DSP, or real-time embedded platforms.
• Familiarity with design for manufacturability (DFM) and design for test (DFT) principles.
• Exposure to FMEA, functional safety standards, or electrical regulatory compliance (IEC, UL, CE).
• Experience managing or mentoring other engineers.
• Interest in metal additive manufacturing or advanced manufacturing processes.

What we offer

• Y Combinator and NSF-backed startup with differentiated, defensible technology.
• Equity incentive based on long-term contributions and performance.
• Direct collaboration with the founding team on hardware that does not exist elsewhere in the world.
• A lean, low-bureaucracy environment where your technical judgment shapes product direction.
• Flexible working arrangements and a culture that respects your time and autonomy.
• The opportunity to file patents and contribute to a growing IP portfolio in a novel technical domain.