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Staff Electrical Engineer

170k – 230kSanta Clara, CAEmeryville, CAHardware EngineeringOnsite7+ YOE
Summary

Designs and builds custom electronics, integrates third-party components, and develops machine control systems for automated micromanufacturing. Requires 7-10 years experience in electrical engineering with strong skills in schematic design, debugging, and mixed-signal circuits.

About the role

What You'll Do

  • Participate in system architecture definition and drive electrical architecture
  • 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

  • 7-10 years of experience as an Electrical Engineer
  • Maker mentality, being hands-on to quickly build, integrate, and test proof of concepts
  • Schematic entry, layout, and library management (Altium Designer preferred)
  • Excellent bring-up and debugging skills
  • Ability to write bring-up code for processors in C/C++ and test scripts in Python
  • Strong background in mixed-signal circuit design
  • Power electronics design and bring-up experience
  • Familiarity with a range of sensors and actuators
  • SPICE simulation knowledge
  • SMD soldering skills, familiarity with test and measurement equipment
  • Good working knowledge of signal integrity, EMI, and ESD handling
  • Cable harness design
  • Good documentation habits
  • A first-principles mindset—questioning assumptions, reframing problems from the ground up, and approaching challenges with foundational understanding rather than relying solely on precedent.
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related field

Bonus Points For

  • Motor control experience
  • Flex PCB design
  • Industrial power distribution experience
  • High reliability design
  • FPGA skills
  • Having worked with contract manufacturers
  • Expertise in FMEA

Compensation

Salary Range $170,000—$230,000 USD (also includes equity and benefits)

Skills
Altium DesignerC/C++PythonSPICESMD solderingmixed-signal designpower electronicssignal integrityEMIESDFlex PCBFPGA
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