Senior Robotics Hardware Engineer - Equity & Impact

Robust; San Carlos (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Flexible vacation & sick leave

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Robust AI is a fast-growing robotics startup redefining autonomous warehousing systems. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will own schematic capture and board layout, bring-up hardware on the current robot fleet, and help shape next-generation robot design.

You will work closely with mechanical, firmware, and software teams to meet performance requirements while ensuring production-readiness. This role thrives in ambiguity and requires hands-on debugging, fast iteration, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering.
• 5+ years of electrical/hardware engineering experience.
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout (Altium preferred).
• Proven track record of releasing boards to production and EMC compliance.
• Hands-on debugging of electromechanical hardware with scopes, logic analyzers, and DMMs.
• Familiarity with USB, I2C, SPI, UART, RS485, etc.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and iterate custom PCBs from schematic capture to board layout.
• Hands-on bring-up, debugging, and testing of electrical hardware on the robot fleet.
• Collaborate with the team to formulate electrical architecture and inform next-generation robot design.
• Generate design documentation and lead design reviews.
• Engage with fab houses and contract manufacturers to move boards from prototype to production.
• Support firmware integration, testing, and debugging with the firmware team.
• Work with cross-functional teams to optimize hardware/firmware interfaces.

Skills

PCB design

Schematic capture

Altium

EMC compliance

Embedded systems

Hardware debugging

USB I2C SPI UART

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

DMM

Job description

Robust AI is a fast-growing robotics startup redefining autonomous warehousing systems. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will own schematic capture and board layout, bring-up hardware on the current robot fleet, and help shape next-generation robot design.

You will work closely with mechanical, firmware, and software teams to meet performance requirements while ensuring production-readiness. This role thrives in ambiguity and requires hands-on debugging, fast iteration, and strong