About the company
Our client is a robotics company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the electronics of robotic machines from early requirements through design, bring-up, integration and production readiness. The role combines hands-on circuit and board work with system-level judgment and close collaboration with mechanical and software colleagues.
What you'll do
- Lead electrical subsystems from requirements through integration, including the trade studies that guide design decisions.
- Create schematics and layouts for mixed-signal boards covering sensing, motor control, power distribution and embedded processing.
- Bring up, debug and test electronics on physical hardware.
- Work with mechanical engineers on instrumentation and choose between custom boards and off-the-shelf components.
- Write firmware that gives software a dependable control interface.
- Coordinate with board vendors and contract manufacturers on manufacturability and yield.
- Set and uphold safety practices for the lab and build floor, and support compliance testing and certification.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- Degree-level training in an electrical discipline or a closely adjacent engineering field.
- Willing to work in person in San Francisco, California.
- Solid grounding in analog circuit design and analysis, along with digital design and computer engineering basics.
- Strong hands-on experience designing printed circuit boards.
Bonus points
- Track record of self-directed hardware projects or work in compact, fast-paced groups.
- Prior work on machinery or vehicles with moving parts, such as robotics, industrial automation or automotive systems.
- Familiarity with SPICE simulation.
- Experience debugging boards and complete hardware systems.
- Experience with high-power and high-voltage safety, EMI/EMC mitigation, compliance testing and safety certification.
- Low-level device programming covering motor control and data links, in C, C++ or Rust.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 130,000 to 170,000 per year
- Equity
- Relocation assistance available
Location and work model
- San Francisco, California, United States
- On-site, 5 days a week
- Full-time
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