# Electrical Integration Engineer - Firmware Focus

**Company:** [Atomicmachines](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/atomicmachines)
**Location:** Emeryville, CA, Santa Clara, CA
**Role:** Embedded Engineering
**Salary:** $120k – $155k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** Python, C++, C, Embedded Linux, Microcontrollers, Sensors, Actuators, Communication Buses, Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers, Motor Control, Encoders, Real-Time Systems, Industrial Communication Protocols
**Posted:** 2026-08-20

> Electrical Integration Engineer responsible for bringing up and troubleshooting software-controlled electromechanical machine subsystems. The role requires hands-on hardware integration, embedded firmware experience, Python-based diagnostics and testing, and at least two years of relevant engineering experience or equivalent practical experience.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Own bring-up and integration for software-controlled machine modules and subsystems.
- Develop Python device interfaces, diagnostic software, test scripts, and validation tools.
- Integrate and validate sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, and common communication interfaces.
- Troubleshoot failures spanning electronics, firmware, wiring, configuration, and mechanical behavior.
- Define bring-up procedures, expected measurements, diagnostics, and subsystem acceptance tests.

## Requirements
- 2+ years of relevant engineering experience, or equivalent substantial hands-on experience.
- Experience building, bringing up, or troubleshooting electromechanical hardware.
- Ability to read schematics, block diagrams, pinouts, interface documents, and component datasheets.
- Experience with C/C++, embedded Linux, or microcontroller firmware.
- Experience bringing up electrical modules and interfacing with sensors, actuators, microcontrollers, and common communication buses.
- Experience debugging hardware/firmware interactions using schematics, datasheets, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and debuggers.
- Ability to write clear Python software for device communication, testing, diagnostics, and hardware validation.
- Strong documentation and cross-functional communication skills.
- A degree or equivalent hands-on experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Experience with robotics, automation equipment, scientific instruments, or other complex electromechanical systems.
- Familiarity with motor control, encoders, real-time systems, or industrial communication protocols.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Salary range: **$120,000–$155,000 USD**.
- Compensation also includes equity and benefits.

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