About the company
Our client is a robotics company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Lead the electrical hardware design for advanced robotic systems, making architecture choices and carrying each subsystem from concept to a manufacturable product. Work closely with software and mechanical colleagues in a fast-moving, hands-on setting.
What you'll do
- Take charge of the power system design for the robot, covering battery management, distribution, safeguards and voltage conversion.
- Produce schematics and dense, high-layer-count circuit board layouts, guiding each board from early concept through lab bring-up and into manufacturing.
- Develop and verify motor control electronics for precise movement, along with circuits that connect motion and force sensing devices.
- Make design choices that keep boards easy to build and assemble, and partner with outside manufacturers to reach volume production.
- Work every day with firmware and mechanical teammates on board-to-software interfaces, fit within the mechanical structure and heat management.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- At least 5 years of professional electrical engineering experience.
- A track record of independently owning demanding, high-layer-count board designs through to release for manufacturing.
- Solid grounding in power electronics, including battery management, voltage conversion and circuit protection.
- Hands-on experience designing motor drives using brushless motor and field-oriented control approaches.
- Prior work in robotics, autonomous vehicles, drones, biomedical or smart consumer hardware.
- Experience taking at least one new hardware product from scratch to shipping.
- Working knowledge of a standard PCB design tool such as Altium, Allegro or KiCad.
- A degree in electrical engineering or a closely related discipline.
- A self-directed, ownership-minded approach to building from the ground up with little supervision.
- Ability to work on-site five days a week.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 150,000 to 250,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- Fremont, CA, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
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