Sr. Engineer - Electronics

Ghost Robotics; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Full benefits

Equity incentive package

Flexible time off policy

Job summary

Ghost Robotics, located in Philadelphia, is seeking a Senior Engineer, Electronics to lead the electrical design for critical subsystems on the Q-UGV platform. This role requires at least 7 years of experience in PCB design and assembly, with strong skills in power electronics and high-speed digital layout. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and proficiency in Altium Designer. This is a full-time, on-site position offering competitive compensation and a collaborative work environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands‑on PCB schematic and layout design experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of prototype PCB assembly and debugging.
• Strong high speed digital layout experience for interfaces like Ethernet and USB.
• Proven experience designing power electronics for battery powered systems.
• Disciplined revision control practices and rigorous hardware documentation habits.

Responsibilities

• Own the electrical design of critical subsystems on the Q-UGV platform.
• Integrate diverse payload sensors onto the platform.
• Drive PCB schematic capture and layout from prototype to volume production.
• Design and review power architectures for battery powered systems.
• Lead design reviews and mentor junior electronics engineers.
• Debug hardware systematically at the bench and in the field.

Skills

PCB schematic design

High speed digital layout

Signal integrity awareness

Power electronics design

Altium Designer

Mentoring junior engineers

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

Ghost Robotics is the industry leader in legged robotic systems that not only help our customers solve complex operational, national security, and technical challenges to save lives, reduce harm and improve outcomes.

About The Role

We are hiring a Senior Engineer, Electronics to own the electrical architecture of critical subsystems on Ghost's Q-UGV platform as we scale for defense, homeland, public safety, and enterprise customers worldwide. This is not a role where you will execute a spec someone else handed down. You will set the design direction, make the hard tradeoffs between power, thermal, cost, and manufacturability, and carry PCBs from concept through field deployment.

You will report to the Head of Electronics and Firmware and work shoulder to shoulder with firmware, mechanical, controls, and supply chain. You will be the senior electronics authority on your boards, accountable for schematic decisions, layout quality, DFM and DFT outcomes, and the success of every contract manufacturer handoff.

What You Will Do

• Own the electrical design of critical subsystems on the Q-UGV platform, including motor control, position and IMU sensing, high speed communications, and battery management.
• Integrate diverse payload sensors (RGB, thermal/IR, time of flight, gas, audio, and task specific) onto the platform, translating customer functional requirements into production ready electronics.
• Drive PCB schematic capture and layout from prototype through bring up, debug, and volume production, and work directly with contract manufacturers on fab, assembly, and yield.
• Design and review power architectures for battery powered systems, including regulator selection, power distribution, and protection circuits appropriate for ruggedized deployment.
• Lead design reviews, mentor junior electronics engineers, and raise the bar on schematic quality, layout discipline, and revision control hygiene across the team.
• Debug hardware systematically at the bench and in the field, isolating root cause across electrical, firmware, and mechanical boundaries.
• Partner with the Head of Electronics and Firmware on architecture decisions, technology selection, and long-range electronics roadmap.

Requirements

• 7+ years of hands‑on PCB schematic and layout design experience, with at least one full product cycle taken from concept to volume production.
• Demonstrated ownership of prototype PCB assembly, bring up, and debug, and direct experience working with contract manufacturers on fab and assembly.
• Strong high speed digital layout experience, including signal integrity awareness on interfaces such as Ethernet (up to gigabit), USB 3.x, and PCIe.
• Proven experience designing power electronics for battery powered systems, including regulator design and power line layout for mid to high power applications.
• Expertise in Altium Designer.
• Disciplined revision control practices and rigorous hardware documentation habits.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.

What Sets You Apart

• Brushless DC motor controller design experience.
• Battery Management System (BMS) design experience.
• Experience with legged, wheeled, or aerial robotic platforms, or other ruggedized mobile systems.
• Hands on experience integrating NVIDIA Jetson or similar compute modules into a full electronics design.
• Track record of mentoring junior engineers and leading technical design reviews.

Location

Philadelphia, PA. This is a full-time, on-site role. No remote candidates will be considered at this time.

Travel

None required, though domestic and international opportunities exist for engineers who want field exposure.

Compensation

Competitive base salary, full benefits, and a highly motivating equity incentive package. Flexible time off policy. We focus on output, impact, and the ability to work alongside a stellar interdisciplinary team.

Additional Information

Clear standard background checks are required pre‑hire, post‑hire, and at any time during employment. Permanent U.S. residency is required.