Senior Embedded Electronics Engineer — Robotics & Tools

Noble Machines; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 215,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plan

Job summary

Noble Machines in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own embedded devices across the robot stack and internal tools. You will drive reliable hardware design and create tooling that speeds development, with end-to-end ownership from schematic to field validation.

Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, and software teams to integrate electronics for harsh environments, mentor engineers, and manage component lifecycles including PCBA fabrication and assembly partners.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in electrical engineering, ideally in robotics, embedded systems, automotive, or consumer/industrial electronics.
• Strong hands-on PCB design experience (multi-layer, mixed-signal), using tools such as Altium or equivalent.
• Deep familiarity with embedded systems: microcontroller-based design, firmware/hardware interfaces, and common communication protocols (I2C, SPI, CAN, UART, Ethernet, USB).
• Track record of taking hardware from concept through prototyping, validation, and production.
• Proven experience building test fixtures, debug tools, or developer-facing hardware/tooling.
• Comfortable with root-cause debugging of hardware and firmware issues using lab equipment.
• Strong communication skills — you'll be documenting designs and mentoring others.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end embedded electronics design for robot compute, sensing, and comms.
• Build test fixtures, debugging tools, and diagnostic hardware.
• Architect rugged embedded electronics for harsh field conditions.
• Integrate microcontrollers, sensors, and interfaces (I2C, SPI, CAN, Ethernet, USB).
• Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, software teams to integrate designs.
• Oversee component lifecycle, PCBA fabrication and assembly partners.
• Develop and execute validation/test plans (DVT/PVT) with lab equipment.
• Mentor engineers in hardware design and debugging.

Skills

Robotics experience

Hardware debugging

Embedded systems

Strong communication skills

Education

Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Noble Machines in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to own embedded devices across the robot stack and internal tools. You will drive reliable hardware design and create tooling that speeds development, with end-to-end ownership from schematic to field validation.

Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, and software teams to integrate electronics for harsh environments, mentor engineers, and manage component lifecycles including PCBA fabrication and assembly partners.