Top Electrical Engineering Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Own electrical architecture and end-to-end development of Zipline’s Dropbox electromechanical product, including power, sensing, actuators, PCBAs, harnesses, validation, production ramp, and field reliability. Lead circuit design, safety, fault analysis, supplier coordination, manufacturing readiness, failure investigations, and fleet diagnostics. Staff-level engineers additionally set cross-generational architecture and mentor engineers. The role is hands-on, in-person in South San Francisco, with occasional travel and periodic off-hours support.

Lead functional safety analysis for safety-critical hardware, including board-level and SoC FMEDA, diagnostic coverage, vendor safety manual reviews, fault injection requirements, and ISO 26262 compliance. Collaborate with electrical, firmware, test, and verification teams to develop, implement, and validate hardware diagnostics. Support requirements development and verification improvements for automotive, aerospace, or robotics systems.

Designs and modifies complex electrical assemblies, layouts, schematics, drawings, and specifications. Troubleshoots electrical problems, performs engineering analysis, develops test reports, and implements electrical solutions. Leads engineering projects, supports supplier development, reviews technical documentation, communicates complex information, and serves as a resource for junior engineers. Requires a bachelor's degree and 4–7 years of related experience, with occasional travel.

Electrical Engineer Intern supporting humanoid hand and end-effector designs and architectural concepts for next-generation wheeled humanoid robots. The intern will collaborate directly with the CEO at Deft Robotics. The internship begins in March 2026 and continues through approximately August 2026, requiring at least 12 weeks. Full-time, on-site summer participation is expected, with part-time scheduling potentially available during the academic semester.

Design, develop, test, and integrate electrical systems for spacecraft propulsion electronics. Responsibilities include mixed-signal hardware, multilayer PCB design, power conversion, valve drivers, precision sensor acquisition, embedded interfaces, Python-based test automation, lab debugging, documentation, and environmental testing. The role collaborates with firmware, propulsion, avionics, and power electronics teams throughout development from prototypes through flight hardware.

Designs and develops electrical subsystems and mixed-signal PCBs for aircraft ground-charging systems. Responsibilities include schematic creation, component selection, PCB layout collaboration, hardware debugging, high-voltage system commissioning, requirements development, DFMEA participation, and test validation. The engineer collaborates across firmware, mechanical, software, and supply-chain teams while optimizing designs for reliability, efficiency, EMI performance, and regulatory certification.

Lead electrical engineering design and delivery for hyperscale data center facilities. Develop scalable electrical infrastructure solutions, review consultant and contractor designs, validate electrical loads and system performance, conduct technical studies, ensure code compliance, and support testing, inspections, commissioning, troubleshooting, budgets, and schedules. Coordinate with consultants, vendors, IT, operations, mechanical, and project teams. Travel to various data center sites is required.

Provides electrical engineering and operations consulting for IoT and connected hardware products. Analyzes product development lifecycles, identifies bottlenecks, designs and troubleshoots electronic circuits, applies digital electronics and chip design expertise, and improves speed to market, quality, costs, lean manufacturing, and supply chain integration while managing client relationships.

Leads and directs professional engineering staff and consultants on complex electrical engineering projects involving design, construction, operations, and maintenance. Oversees contracts, construction documents, policies, project coordination, technical reviews, field inspections, and staff management. Represents the City, approves technical documents, and manages engineering programs and activities.

Validate, debug, and improve electrical systems for next-generation sensing hardware from prototype through production. Responsibilities include board bring-up, analog, digital, power, and mixed-signal characterization; root-causing hardware issues; schematic and PCB updates; automated bench testing; reliability, yield, and statistical analysis; and collaboration with firmware, software, mechanical teams, and contract manufacturers.

Electrical Engineering Intern supporting prototype sensing hardware validation, board bring-up, bench measurement, debugging, and root-cause analysis. Responsibilities include testing power rails, battery charging, sensor front ends, and digital interfaces; proposing schematic and layout improvements; automating bench tests; analyzing multi-board data; and documenting findings. The role offers exposure to the product lifecycle from prototype development through mass production.

Supervises professional engineering staff and consultants; oversees complex electrical engineering projects, inspections, designs, calculations, contracts, budgets, bids, and regulatory compliance. Advises operating staff, participates in water and wastewater treatment engineering, resolves technical and contractual issues, prepares reports and specifications, and presents findings to stakeholders. May serve as project or resident engineer for complex projects.

Performs professional electrical engineering work in field and office settings, including design, drawings, specifications, estimates, project reviews, regulatory compliance, technical reporting, bid analysis, and supervision of engineers, technicians, inspectors, consultants, and contractors. The role may involve construction, installation, repair, restoration, maintenance, operations support, staff management, presentations, and field work under varying schedules and conditions.

Design electrical systems for energy-efficient buildings and complex infrastructure projects, including power distribution, lighting, emergency power, UPS, and renewable energy systems. Prepare and interpret technical documents, coordinate with clients, architects, contractors, and engineers, evaluate designs and equipment, specify system components, support bidding and construction, and review contractor submittals for compliance.

Design electrical systems for energy-efficient buildings and infrastructure projects. Perform electrical calculations, select equipment, prepare drawings and specifications, ensure code compliance, review contractor submittals, respond to RFIs, conduct quality assurance reviews, and support construction administration through site visits and field observations. Collaborate with clients, engineers, consultants, and contractors while contributing to project teams and maintaining design quality standards.

Develop and sustain electrical systems for DNA sequencing instruments across NPI, manufacturing transfer, and product lifecycle support. Design cable harnesses, qualify HPC platforms, troubleshoot hardware, investigate failures, execute verification testing, and manage engineering changes. Collaborate with product development, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, field service, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to improve reliability, performance, manufacturability, compliance, and supply continuity.

Electrical Engineering Intern supporting autonomous truck hardware programs. Responsibilities include designing test boards in Altium, assembling and reworking PCBs, integrating hardware on benches and vehicles, updating schematics and BOMs, conducting electrical tests, automating testing with Python or other languages, and documenting results. Candidates must be enrolled in a relevant engineering degree program, have Altium and hands-on electronics experience, understand circuit theory, and be eligible to work in the United States.

Leads electrical design and engineering projects across commercial, life sciences, data center, and healthcare sectors. Performs electrical calculations, power system design, equipment specification, emergency power and medium-voltage design, code and energy compliance, quality assurance, and construction administration. Manages scopes, budgets, schedules, deliverables, client relationships, submittals, RFIs, and project coordination while mentoring junior engineers and designers.

Electrical Engineering Intern supporting electric air taxi development through board design, system integration, validation testing, functional testing, test setup creation, soldering, and board-level rework. The intern will work with a small engineering team and gain hands-on experience designing, testing, and integrating aircraft electronics. Candidates must be pursuing an engineering or computer science degree and demonstrate problem-solving, communication, and a willingness to learn.

Designs building electrical systems from conceptual design through construction administration and post-occupancy. Performs technical calculations, develops specifications, conducts site visits, evaluates equipment and systems, and ensures compliance with electrical codes. Coordinates with clients and multidisciplinary teams, manages multiple projects, supports proposals, reviews work, mentors junior staff, and contributes to sustainable design, renewable energy, and microgrid initiatives.

Designs building electrical systems from concept through construction administration and post-occupancy. Performs engineering calculations, develops specifications, evaluates equipment and materials, conducts site visits, supports testing, and ensures compliance with electrical codes. Coordinates with clients, architects, and multidisciplinary teams; manages multiple projects, reviews work, mentors junior staff, supports proposals, and presents to stakeholders. Projects include federal, commercial, healthcare, education, transportation, and sustainable building initiatives.

Own robot sensing systems from architecture through production, including analog and mixed-signal electronics, signal processing, calibration, characterization, health monitoring, and production testing. Design sensor front ends and multi-channel arrays, develop filtering and estimation algorithms, evaluate sensing modalities, and collaborate across firmware, software, autonomy, hardware, manufacturing, and mechanical teams.

Design and validate power systems for home robotics, including battery management, power distribution, DC/DC conversion, charging, protection circuitry, and custom PCB development. Lead schematic and layout reviews, hardware bring-up, automated validation, efficiency and thermal optimization, EMI/EMC improvements, component selection, and production hardware support. Collaborate with embedded, controls, mechanical, robotics, and manufacturing teams to deliver reliable, safe, production-ready robot electronics.

Design and own motor controller hardware for robotic actuators, including gate drives, power stages, sensing, feedback interfaces, protection circuitry, PCB layout, bring-up, validation, and production support. Tune field-oriented control, optimize switching, thermal performance, EMI/EMC, efficiency, and acoustic noise. Collaborate with firmware, mechanical, and manufacturing teams while supporting DFM, DFT, calibration, and end-of-line testing.

Design electrical systems for buildings, including power distribution, lighting, fire alarms, security systems, UPS, generators, and special systems. Perform power studies using SKM Power Tools and Easypower, electrical commissioning, site visits, and construction drawing coordination. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, manage smaller projects independently, and support project schedules, budgets, proposals, and client deliverables.