Senior Electrical Engineer – Robotics Hardware & PCB Design

Robust; San Carlos, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Strong startup culture

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Flexible vacation and sick leave

Job summary

Robust AI is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own schematic capture and PCB layout for our warehouse robot fleet. You will bring hardware from prototype to production, debug on-rig, and collaborate with mechanical, firmware, and software teams to shape next-generation robotics hardware.

The role requires hands-on hardware bring-up, strong embedded fundamentals, and experience with Altium. You will engage with contract manufacturers and ensure EMC-compliant designs in a fast-paced startup

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in electrical/hardware engineering.
• Strong electrical and embedded systems fundamentals.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout (Altium preferred).
• Experience taking boards from prototype to production, including working with fab houses and contract manufacturers, and designing with EMC compliance in mind.
• Hands-on experience debugging complex electro-mechanical hardware with tools such as scopes, logic analyzers, and DMMs.
• Familiarity with communication protocols such as USB, I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, etc.
• Experience conducting bench modifications and fast development of hardware prototypes.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, early-stage startup environment and able to pivot effectively as priorities change.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and cross-functional audiences.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and iterate custom PCBs for the robot, from schematic capture through board layout.
• Hands-on bring-up, debugging, and testing of electrical hardware on our current robot fleet.
• Collaborate with the team to formulate electrical architecture and inform next-generation robot design.
• Generate design documentation and lead design reviews.
• Conduct bench modifications and rapid hardware prototyping to unblock development.
• Engage with cross-functional engineering team members to fulfill and enhance performance requirements while optimizing hardware/firmware interfaces.
• Support firmware integration, testing, and debugging alongside the firmware team as needed.
• Work directly with fab houses and contract manufacturers to take boards from prototype through production, and design with EMC compliance in mind.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Embedded systems

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Board bring-up

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Robust AI is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own schematic capture and PCB layout for our warehouse robot fleet. You will bring hardware from prototype to production, debug on-rig, and collaborate with mechanical, firmware, and software teams to shape next-generation robotics hardware.

The role requires hands-on hardware bring-up, strong embedded fundamentals, and experience with Altium. You will engage with contract manufacturers and ensure EMC-compliant designs in a fast-paced startup