# Electrical Engineer

**Company:** [Atomicmachines](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/atomicmachines)
**Location:** Santa Clara, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $140k – $185k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Altium Designer, Schematic Entry, Pcb Layout, Smd Soldering, C/C++, Python, Microcontrollers, Bring-Up And Debugging, Sensors, Actuators
**Posted:** 2026-06-16

> Design and integrate custom electronics and machine control systems for micromanufacturing equipment. Requires hands-on PCB design, bring-up, debugging, and embedded firmware skills.

## Job Description

## What You'll Do
- Design and build custom electronics for our automated manufacturing systems
- Integrate third-party electronics
- Support the building of engineering fixtures
- Create and maintain component and module libraries for reuse
- Generate manufacturing data and interact with vendors
- Work closely with embedded systems, software, and mechanical engineering teams

## What You'll Need
- 2+ years of working experience as an Electrical Engineer
- Maker mentality—being hands-on to quickly build, integrate, and test proof of concepts
- Schematic entry and layout of 2-4 layer boards (Altium Designer preferred)
- Familiarity with some sensors and actuators
- Excellent bring-up and debugging skills
- SMD soldering skills and familiarity with test and measurement equipment
- Ability to write bring-up code for microcontrollers in C/C++ and test scripts in Python
- Good documentation habits
- First-principles thinking
- B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related field

## Bonus Points For
- SPICE simulation knowledge
- Cable harness design
- Flex PCB design
- Motor control experience

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