Senior Electrical Engineer — Autonomous Heavy Equipment

AIM

Redmond (WA)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

Medical/dental/vision

401(k)

Life insurance

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Job summary

AIM is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to architect and deliver electrical systems for autonomous machines operating in demanding environments. You will drive from concept through field validation, ensuring safety, reliability, and manufacturability across autonomy, software, and mechanical teams.

Responsibilities include defining architectures, simulating circuits, validating designs with testing tools, and mentoring peers.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
7+ years of experience designing and delivering production electrical systems.
Strong proficiency in schematic design, PCB layout, and electrical simulation (SPICE).
Hands‑on experience with analog/digital validation, oscilloscopes, DMMs, logic analyzers, and lab bring‑up.
Experience with CAN, UART, Ethernet, and other communication protocols.
Experience with harness design, ruggedized connectors, and systems for harsh environments.
Experience debugging EMI/EMC issues and designing for compliance.
Proven ability to deliver reliable, fault‑tolerant electrical systems in cross‑functional contexts.
Experience collaborating with mechanical, software, autonomy, and field teams.

Responsibilities

Architect end-to-end electrical subsystems, including compute/MCU platforms, sensor interfaces, power architectures, safety/fault‑detection circuitry, and communication buses.
Translate product and customer requirements into hardware architectures and detailed electrical designs.
Define electrical integration approaches across autonomy, mechanical, and OEM platforms.
Perform circuit‑level simulations (SPICE), signal‑integrity analysis, power budgeting, and thermal considerations.
Validate designs through analog/digital testing, hardware debugging, and failure analysis using oscilloscopes, DMMs, and signal analyzers.
Design wiring harnesses and connectors suitable for harsh, real‑world environments.
Own electrical and firmware‑driven automated test systems for manufacturing test, design validation, and field diagnostics.
Partner with Product and Safety to define reliability and environmental test specifications (humidity, vibration, temperature, ingress).
Ensure designs are compliant with safety and functional safety frameworks (IEC 61508, ISO 26262, ISO 15998).
Work with autonomy and software teams to define electrical interfaces, communication protocols (CAN, SPI, I²C, Ethernet), and cross‑domain failure behaviors.
Collaborate with mechanical engineers on packaging, thermal, structural, and environmental constraints.
Work with Field Deployment to incorporate operational truth and real‑world debugging into electrical design improvements.
Drive root‑cause analysis and corrective‑action loops for reliability issues in lab and field.
Ensure electrical systems meet performance, manufacturability, serviceability, and reliability requirements at production scale.
Mentor junior and mid‑level electrical engineers; lead design reviews and architecture discussions.
Improve electrical engineering mechanisms - schematic standards, layout reviews, test frameworks, documentation, and vendor qualification.
Help define what Electrical Engineering excellence looks like at AIM.