Senior Member of Technical Staff: Platform Electrical Engineer

Walden Robotics, Inc.; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity

Insurance programs

401(k) with company match

Flexible PTO

Daily lunch

Job summary

Walden Robotics, Inc. is seeking an execution-driven Senior Electrical Engineer to lead the hands-on design, build, and testing of our robot's electrical systems in Cambridge, MA.

You will own architecture for power distribution, battery integration, BMS, and harnesses, guiding prototypes to robust production hardware. You will collaborate with mechanical, firmware, and controls teams to drive fault‑tolerant designs, perform system‑level validation, and mentor engineers.

Qualifications

• Experience designing battery systems for high‑power products and BMS integration.
• Strong knowledge of power distribution, grounding, protection and fault analysis.
• Hands-on wiring harness and interconnect design for production.
• Ability to own system-level analyses, validation, and root-cause investigations.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical platform architecture for the humanoid robot, including battery systems, power distribution, grounding, and protection across the full machine.
• Design and deliver power management electronics, including high power capable switches, pre‑charge circuits and monitoring systems.
• Design the robot's wire harness and interconnect system—architecture, connector selection, current/voltage‑drop budgets, routing, and strain relief from prototype through production.
• Define and integrate battery systems in partnership with pack, BMS, and cell suppliers, addressing capacity, safe operating limits, charging, protection, and thermal considerations.
• Partner cross‑functionally with mechanical, firmware, controls, and technicians to route power and signals through a tightly packaged robot, resolve integration issues, and optimize for mass, serviceability, and reliability.
• Lead system‑level analysis and validation—power budgets, fault and safety analysis, load and thermal testing—and drive root‑cause analysis of electrical issues across the platform.
• Drive the designs through DFM/DFA and production release with manufacturing and supply chain, establish platform electrical standards, and mentor engineers and technicians.

Skills

Schematic design

PCB layout

Power electronics

Component selection

System integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

Job description

Senior Member of Technical Staff: Platform Electrical Engineer

Position Summary:

We’re seeking an execution-driven Senior Electrical Engineer to be a technical leader in the hands‑on implementation and delivery of our robot’s electrical systems. In this role, you will be an individual contributor responsible for designing, building, and testing critical subsystems including: power distribution, BMS, system level communications, and wire harnesses and ensuring these systems scale from early prototypes to robust, fault‑tolerant production hardware. Candidates should bring deep experience delivering complex electromechanical products, along with demonstrated excellence in technical leadership, deep ownership, bias for action, delivery, and mentorship.

Core Responsibilities:

• Own the electrical platform architecture for the humanoid robot, including battery systems, power distribution, grounding, and protection across the full machine.
• Design and deliver power management electronics, including high power capable switches, pre‑charge circuits and monitoring systems.
• Design the robot's wire harness and interconnect system—architecture, connector selection, current/voltage‑drop budgets, routing, and strain relief from prototype through production.
• Define and integrate battery systems in partnership with pack, BMS, and cell suppliers, addressing capacity, safe operating limits, charging, protection, and thermal considerations.
• Partner cross‑functionally with mechanical, firmware, controls, and technicians to route power and signals through a tightly packaged robot, resolve integration issues, and optimize for mass, serviceability, and reliability.
• Lead system‑level analysis and validation—power budgets, fault and safety analysis, load and thermal testing—and drive root‑cause analysis of electrical issues across the platform.
• Drive the designs through DFM/DFA and production release with manufacturing and supply chain, establish platform electrical standards, and mentor engineers and technicians.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of experience delivering complex electrical systems from concept through production (or MS + 5 years), including shipping hardware into volume production.
• Strong core electrical engineering skillset: schematic design, PCB layout (e.g Altium), power electronics/regulation, component selection, and system‑level electrical integration.
• Demonstrated experience designing battery systems for high power products, including packs, BMS integration, charging, and safe operating and protection requirements.
• Deep understanding of power electronics fundamentals and working with high current systems. Experience designing power distribution for complex electromechanical systems, including protection, grounding, and fault analysis.
• Hands‑on experience architecting and building wire harnesses and interconnect systems—connector selection, current and voltage‑drop budgeting, harness routing, and fabrication.
• Strong communication, ownership, and a collaborative, cross‑functional approach, with the ability to reason about the electrical system at the whole‑product level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Direct experience with robotic systems, preferably humanoid and/or manipulation robots.
• Experience with high speed communications protocols such as Ethernet and PCIE.
• Experience with high‑voltage or high‑current battery systems and associated safety standards.

Walden Robotics offers a competitive total compensation program, including salary, annual cash bonus, company equity, company‑subsidized insurance programs, 401(k) with company match, flexible PTO, daily lunch, and other benefits. The pay ranges noted on our posts are for salary only.

Walden Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [e-mail].

Walden Robotics participates in E‑Verify. If you receive an offer of employment from Walden, you will need to go through the E‑Verify process of digital verification of your employment authorization documents as provided on the Form I-9. Participation in E‑Verify does not limit your right to work and verification will only be completed after you become an employee with Walden Robotics.

At Walden Robotics, we envision a world where general‑purpose robots dramatically improve the quality of life for all people—supporting us at home, at work, in factories, on farms, and beyond. To accomplish this, we are building a team of exceptional professionals who combine world‑class technical skills with creative vision, grounded in humility and collaboration.