Senior Electrical Engineer
July 26
🏢 In-office - Bay Area
Description
• Own the architecture and design of electrical systems for robotic automation products, ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness • Own components selection and their integration into the design, ensuring safe and optimal functionality • Design for signal integrity, minimize noise interference and establish effective grounding practices to maintain system performance and reliability • Utilize advanced eCAD tools to meticulously create and review electrical schematics, ensuring alignment with product requirements, mechanical considerations, and adherence to electrical safety standards • Create wiring configurations and harness designs for reliable electrical performance, ease of assembly, and serviceability • Write and maintain design documentation that clearly communicates design considerations and trade-offs • Support the initial product installations at customer facilities, including troubleshooting and training • Collaborate with Mechanical engineering counterparts to ensure seamless integration of electrical modules/PCBAs and harnesses into the product CAD designs • Collaborate with Hardware Test engineers to develop and execute robust testing plans to verify the functionality and performance of electrical systems, analyzing test results to drive continuous improvement • Collaborate with Manufacturing engineers (internal/external) to ensure accuracy in BOM, define and oversee assembly and testing processes, and troubleshoot any electrical system issues to unblock manufacturing • Engage in cross-functional collaboration with Mechatronics engineers to facilitate the development and integration of drivers essential for operation and communication within the robotics solutions • Work with design partners or ODMs to jointly develop next-generation HW components to optimize the performance and cost of our products
Requirements
• BS or higher in Electrical Engineering, related discipline, or equivalent experience • 10 or more years of related work experience including a track record of taking a product from conception to volume manufacturing • Experience with motors, servo drivers, sensors, communication protocols (EtherCAT, CANBUS, etc.), robot arms, and controllers • Experience with lab test instruments such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, DC loads, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, etc. • Experience with circuit design including analog circuits, digital logic, high-speed signals, filtering, high-voltage circuits, etc. • Experience using eCAD tools for designing electrical systems and schematics • Experience with hardware product certification processes, best design practices for compliance, and standards (FCC, NFPA 79, UL, CE, IEC) • Experience in troubleshooting control systems, PCBAs, and electrical system issues • Familiar with Hardware Product Life Cycle stages and product lifecycle management tools and processes from concept to volume manufacturing • Familiar with using a PLM system (Arena, Agile, Teamcenter) for the development life cycle on a day-to-day basis • Experience working with engineering off-shore subcontractors, vendors, and global contract manufacturers • Experience with power electronics design (motor drive, SMPS, inverters) and practical experience in battery-powered systems design - an advantage • Experience with electronics for industrial automation such as PLCs, functional safety modules, and safety sensors - an advantage • Strong technical writing skills and ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical functions • Able to work on multiple projects and global engineering teams concurrently with great attention to detail • Fast learner, can autonomously translate learning into execution
Benefits
• Comprehensive benefits • Equity participation • Total Rewards package based on eligibility
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