Senior Electrical Engineer

⚡ Senior Electrical Engineer | Commercial Robotics & Hardware Systems | New Jersey (Hybrid)Location: New Jersey (Hybrid – 3 days on-site lab & hardware bring-up / 2 days remote)Industry: Commercial Robotics / Industrial Automation / Hardware SystemsCompensation: Up to $200,000 Base + Equity Options + Comprehensive BenefitsAbout the RoleWe are searching for a hands-on Senior Electrical Engineer to lead board-level hardware design and system-level power distribution for next-generation commercial robotic platforms and intelligent hardware systems.In this role, you will own the full hardware design lifecycle—from initial architectural concepts and schematic capture to high-speed PCB layout, component selection, prototype bring-up, and compliance testing. You will work side-by-side with Embedded Software, Mechanical, and Firmware teams to turn complex electro-mechanical concepts into reliable, production-ready physical products.What You’ll Be DoingPCB Design & Architecture: Lead schematic capture and PCB layout (Altium Designer, Cadence Allegro, or OrCAD) for complex multi-layer rigid and flex boards.Power Electronics & Management: Architect DC-DC converters, battery management systems (BMS), power distribution units (PDUs), and motor drive circuitry (BLDC/PMSM drivers, FET switching, current sensing).High-Speed & Mixed-Signal Layout: Design and route high-speed digital interfaces (PCIe, USB 3.0, Ethernet, MIPI) and noise-sensitive analog sensor interfaces with strict signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) constraints.Board Bring-Up & Validation: Perform hands-on bench testing, signal integrity analysis, and low-level debugging using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and thermal cameras.Design for Excellence (DFX): Collaborate with contract manufacturers (CMs) for DFM/DFA optimization, component selection (EVT/DVT phases), cost reduction (BOM optimization), and EMC/EMI compliance pre-testing (FCC, CE, UL).What We’re Looking ForCore Experience: 5+ years of hands-on board-level electrical engineering experience designing complex electro-mechanical, robotics, medical device, or high-reliability hardware platforms.Design Tool Expertise: Proficiency in high-end CAD tools (Altium, Cadence Allegro, or KiCAD) for schematic capture and multi-layer PCB layout.Power & Analog Fundamentals: Deep practical knowledge of switch-mode power supplies (SMPS), low-noise analog circuit design, and bus architectures (CAN, RS-485, SPI, I2C, Ethernet).Hands-on Lab Skills: Mastery of benchtop equipment, fine-pitch soldering/rework, and debugging complex hardware failures down to the component level.Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE/MSEE) or Computer Engineering.Bonus Points ForDirect experience with motor control hardware design (Field-Oriented Control, gate drivers, current feedback).Knowledge of functional safety standards (IEC 61508, ISO 13849, or UL 1998) and industrial EMC/EMI mitigation strategies.Experience taking a complex hardware product from initial proof-of-concept through NPI to high-volume manufacturing.Familiarity with microcontroller/FPGA pinout planning and collaborating with firmware engineers on hardware bring-up.