Senior Embedded Electrical Engineer - Robotic Grasping

Socket.dev; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

RSUs

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a Senior Embedded Electrical Engineer to own and drive the electrical design of robotic manipulation systems from concept through production. You will lead architecture, select components, and collaborate with firmware and mechanical teams to deliver compact, reliable hardware for high-volume fulfillment robotics.

The role requires deep expertise in power electronics, tight packaging, and thermal management, with hands-on bench prototyping and supplier management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of experience in electrical hardware design, including analog and digital circuit design.
• Experience with schematic capture, PCB layout, and design for manufacturability using industry EDA tools (e.g., Altium Designer, OrCAD/Cadence, or similar).
• Extensive experience architecting complex electromechanical products, with a strong emphasis on tight packaging, thermal design and scalability.
• Experience with component selection, sourcing, and vendor management for electromechanical systems.
• Expert-level experience with power electronics and BLDC motor drives.
• Knowledge of power electronics, signal integrity, and EMC/EMI considerations for multi-board systems.

Responsibilities

• Influence hardware and electrical strategy across the Manipulation Robotics group and adjacent programs. Contribute to technology roadmaps, identify opportunities for mutual platforms, and drive alignment on architectural decisions that span multiple teams
• Own the electrical architecture and board-level design for robotic arm systems and end-of-arm tooling, including power distribution, signal routing, sensor integration, and embedded compute
• Design tightly integrated electromechanical packages, embedding sensors, cameras, and control electronics into compact grasping mechanisms. Define firmware architectures and partner with firmware engineers to define clear interfaces
• Perform schematic capture, component selection, and PCB layout. Direct and review work from internal and external partners backing design efforts
• Select and qualify components (interconnects, sensors, motor drivers, FPGAs, microcontrollers, cameras, power converters) based on performance, cost, reliability, and supply-chain resilience
• Define electrical interfaces between subsystems and coordinate with EE teams on adjacent programs to ensure compatibility and reuse
• Partner with systems engineers to comprehend and influence requirements, performance targets, timing constraints, and cost tradeoffs. Work with mechanical engineers to co-develop integrated hardware packages, managing thermal, routing, and spatial constraints jointly
• Build and debug prototypes on the bench; develop test plans and validation procedures for board bring-up, signal integrity, and system-level verification
• Engage with contractors, vendors and contract manufacturers for board fabrication, assembly, and component sourcing; manage external partnerships
• Aid product releases to manufacturing, including DFM/DFT reviews and production ramp

Skills

Hardware design

Power electronics

Thermal design

Electrical interfaces

Signal integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

OrCAD

Cadence

Job description

Socket.dev is seeking a Senior Embedded Electrical Engineer to own and drive the electrical design of robotic manipulation systems from concept through production. You will lead architecture, select components, and collaborate with firmware and mechanical teams to deliver compact, reliable hardware for high-volume fulfillment robotics.

The role requires deep expertise in power electronics, tight packaging, and thermal management, with hands-on bench prototyping and supplier management.