Senior Electrical Engineer
Company | Serve Robotics |
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Location | San Carlos, CA, USA |
Salary | $120000 – $185000 |
Type | Full-Time |
Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s, PhD |
Experience Level | Expert or higher |
Requirements
- BS in Electrical Engineering; MS/PhD preferred.
- 10+ years of experience in designing and testing electrical systems in robotics, consumer electronics, or related fields.
- Expertise in high-speed analog and digital design, embedded systems, power electronics, and motor controllers.
- Broad technical skills, capable of contributing to various aspects of robotic system design.
- Proficient in electrical CAD tools and PCBA design workflows; Altium experience preferred.
- Working knowledge of Linux command line for scripting, text editing, and system operations.
- Extensive hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, DMMs, spectrum analyzers, LCR/network analyzers, and soldering equipment.
- Familiarity with communication protocols including CAN, RS-485, UART, SPI, I2C, and Ethernet.
- Experience in power electronics, including DC-DC converters and battery management systems.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams and vendors.
Responsibilities
- Design the electrical architecture for the next-gen delivery robot, supporting multiple market applications. Prioritize high-speed analog and digital design, high-speed data cabling, high voltage power, embedded systems, and motor controllers.
- Own the complete lifecycle of PCBA development, including specification, architecture, design, simulation, schematics, layout, prototype validation, and manufacturing.
- Define and maintain comprehensive documentation outlining system design specifications, power consumption estimates, and validation strategies to ensure product performance and reliability.
- Develop hardware with a focus on Design for manufacturing, ensuring efficient production processes, Design for test, and compliance with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) standards.
- Work closely with embedded software engineers to enable seamless hardware-firmware integration, ensuring proper functionality, debugging, and optimization during early prototype development.
- Investigate hardware failures, system-level issues, and performance deviations using analytical techniques and debugging tools to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency with the NVIDIA Jetson platform.
- Deep expertise in one or more areas: sensors, motors, batteries, cameras, power systems, and thermal design.
- Experience managing overseas vendor partnerships and factory support.
- Industry experience in automotive, medical, aerospace, or robotics.
- Strong background in brushless DC motor tuning, motor specification, and validation.
- Expertise in thermal testing and EMC/EMI compliance verification.
- Proficiency in developing automation scripts (Python, Bash) for hardware testing.