Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer — Robotics PCB Lead (Equity)

Path Robotics; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity

Health benefits

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Hands-on culture

Job summary

Path Robotics is seeking a Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer to own end-to-end hardware development for robotic welding platforms. You will design multi‑layer PCBs, manage power and motor drive interfaces, and collaborate with firmware and software teams to bring up and validate hardware.

The role emphasizes hands-on ownership, from schematic capture through layout, bring‑up, and integration, with a focus on reliability, manufacturability, and documentation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hardware engineering experience in a product development environment.
• Proficiency in a professional EDA tool for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience designing multi‑layer PCBs with mixed‑signal, power, and high‑speed digital content.
• Familiarity with embedded communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, Ethernet).
• Working knowledge of power electronics — motor drive, DC‑DC conversion, power sequencing, and protection circuits.
• Ability to bring up and debug hardware independently using lab equipment (oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyzer).

Responsibilities

• Design and develop PCBs for embedded control, power management, motor drive, and sensor interfacing in robotic systems
• Own designs from schematic capture through layout, fabrication, assembly, and hardware validation
• Specify and select components with attention to availability, cost, reliability, and fit within the broader electrical architecture
• Define and validate electrical interfaces between custom PCBs, off‑the‑shelf modules, actuators, and sensing hardware
• Develop and execute hardware test plans; debug boards at the bench and support integration with firmware and software teams
• Maintain design documentation, schematics, and BOMs in version-controlled workflows
• Work with contract manufacturers and PCB fabricators to ensure designs are manufacturable and yield-friendly
• Support field investigations and drive design improvements based on reliability findings

Skills

PCB design

Hardware development

Embedded systems

Mixed-signal design

High-speed digital

Power electronics

Sensing interfaces

SPI

I2C

UART

CAN

Ethernet

Lab equipment

Tools

EDA tool

Job description

Path Robotics is seeking a Senior Electrical Hardware Engineer to own end-to-end hardware development for robotic welding platforms. You will design multi‑layer PCBs, manage power and motor drive interfaces, and collaborate with firmware and software teams to bring up and validate hardware.

The role emphasizes hands-on ownership, from schematic capture through layout, bring‑up, and integration, with a focus on reliability, manufacturability, and documentation.