Top Electrical Engineering Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Own spacecraft power units from requirements through design, supplier management, verification, and acceptance. Design power electronics boards involving switching, protection, current limiting, conversion, interfaces, and fault handling. Perform part selection, schematic capture, worst-case and derating analysis, board bring-up, testing, and debugging. Manage supplier specifications and design reviews, support spacecraft electrical integration, and contribute to power budgets, grounding, EMI/EMC, and system architecture trades for a 15-year GEO mission.

Design, simulate, build, and test power electronic circuits and systems including converters, magnetics, analog/digital circuitry and unique high-voltage designs. Perform schematic capture and PCB layout, validate hardware in lab and manufacturing settings, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate power electronics into products.

As an Electrical Engineer III, you'll design and troubleshoot electrical systems, lead projects, and generate engineering reports with limited supervision.

Design and own end-to-end electrical architecture for P2 charging towers, including power distribution, cable harnesses, BOM cost trade-offs, NEC/UL compliance, and AHJ sign-off. Support field deployments, perform harness design in RapidHarness/NX, and lead cost/reliability trade studies to scale globally. Ensure designs meet UL-listed raceway requirements and translate theoretical designs to real-world installations.

Leads electrical engineering and design for civic, education, and public-sector buildings from conceptual planning through construction administration. Responsibilities include power distribution, lighting, fire alarms, low-voltage systems, backup power, calculations, modeling, Revit documentation, permitting, quality reviews, construction support, client coordination, and mentoring junior staff.

Lead end-to-end mechatronics development for hotel-deployed robots: mechanical design, electrical architecture, component selection, in-house prototyping, field debugging, and vendor management. Build for manufacturability, serviceability, and real-world reliability while iterating rapidly in an in-person San Francisco environment.

Design, prototype, test, and deploy electronics for autonomous bio-detection systems. Responsibilities include PCB design and layout, mixed-signal circuits, power management, board bring-up and debugging, harness and connector design, lab testing, EMC considerations, and cross-disciplinary integration and field testing.

Design and own electrical systems for off-grid deployment robots: end-to-end PCB design, power electronics and battery systems, motor drives integration, sensor and compute integration, EMI/EMC and safety, field bring-up and debugging, and manufacturer handoff for production.

Lead full-cycle PCBA design for spaceflight hardware from concept through in-orbit debug. Develop robust analog/digital boards, define test and verification plans, guide manufacturing handoff, conduct cross-disciplinary reviews, mentor engineers, engage vendors/CMs, and drive failure analysis and process improvements to deliver flight-ready electronics.

Develop software, hardware, test plans, instrumentation, and automated calibration sequences for coherent optical pluggable products. Collaborate with product, firmware, and DSP engineering teams to characterize optical transceivers, improve product performance, and implement testing requirements. The role requires optical communications expertise, test and measurement experience, scalable object-oriented software development, and hands-on optical and electrical equipment experience.

Lead architecture, design, validation, and productization of mixed-signal electronics and instrumentation for high-bandwidth brain interfaces. Own PCB/system architecture, SI/PI, EMC/EMI, power, clocks/triggers, automated test and manufacturing transfer. Build reusable scientist-facing measurement hardware, define quantitative performance criteria, collaborate cross-functionally, manage vendors/CMs, and mentor engineers to establish EE best practices.

Responsible for maintaining electrical and electronic equipment on board ships, requiring good communication skills and relevant certifications.

Design and integrate system-level electrical solutions for motors, power delivery/conversion, and mobile platforms. Prototype, test, debug, and improve reliability of 24–48V battery-adjacent systems. Collaborate with mechanical and robotics teams on electrical architecture and platform integration. On-site in San Francisco.

Design PCBs and low-voltage electrical systems for robotic platforms; integrate cameras, sensors, and data interfaces; prototype, test, debug, and iterate board designs; perform bring-up, validation, and reliability improvements; collaborate with mechanical and software teams for system integration. On-site in San Francisco, full-time.

The Electrical Engineer will design and develop electrical systems for drones, focusing on embedded systems, high-quality production, and reliability issues.

Design and develop space-qualified electronics across high-speed digital systems, optical transceivers, and optical terminal electronics. Responsibilities include PCB and power delivery design, signal integrity and EMI/EMC, motor and laser driver circuits, transimpedance amplifiers, vendor integration, thermal and qualification testing, system integration, and hardware-in-the-loop validation.

Design and develop space-qualified electronics across high-speed digital networking, optical transceivers, and optical terminal analog/control systems. Responsibilities include PCB and power delivery design, signal integrity and EMI/EMC compliance, motor and laser driver design, photodiode TIA development, thermal and qualification testing, hardware integration, and collaboration with firmware, mechanical, and fabrication teams for flight hardware.

Lead electrical architecture and board-level design for a medical scanner: end-to-end PCB design, firmware development, FPGA/HDL auditing, cross-team interface definition, design controls for regulated devices, bring-up, vendor management, and mentor the electrical function.

Pipeline hiring for electrical engineers at multiple levels working on circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout, power distribution, wiring harness, component selection, signal integrity, and EMI/EMC compliance. Responsibilities include testing, validation, debugging, and cross-functional collaboration with mechanical, systems, and controls teams. This is a talent‑pool posting rather than an active role.

Lead day-to-day execution of electrical engineering projects, coordinating disciplines and clients to deliver on scope, schedule, and budget. Provide technical leadership, act as Project Manager or Engineer of Record when approved, mentor staff, maintain client relationships, enforce quality plans, update standards, and present work externally. Use Revit/AutoCAD and Microsoft Office; track performance and manage project financials.

The electrical engineer will design and develop sensor systems, optimize manufacturing, troubleshoot issues, and support hardware deployments.

Design and deliver the spacecraft S-Band TT&C radio end-to-end: architecture, schematic and PCB layout, link budgets, EMI/EMC compliance, testing, bring-up, debugging, and cross-functional integration for spaceflight.

Lead end-to-end electrical subsystem design for Zipline's long-range drone platform: develop architecture, schematics, PCB layout, validation, and production. Drive trade studies, mitigate risk, and collaborate with firmware, mechanical, systems, manufacturing, and operations. Support field deployments and supplier/manufacturer visits.

The role involves designing complex PCBs, ensuring integration of robotic systems, and managing verification activities to improve patient care through innovative medical devices.

As an Electrical Engineer, you'll design and validate PCBAs for robotic subsystems, conduct hands-on bench work, and debug hardware issues. You'll collaborate on evolving the electrical architecture and support integration with firmware while owning designs from schematic to final product.