Senior Electrical Engineer (Hybrid)

The role

A Senior Electrical Engineer will own the design and validation of PCBAs for robot subsystems including motor controllers, power distribution, and sensing boards. The role involves taking designs from concept through production release and working hands-on in the lab.

What you will do

• Own the design and validation of PCBAs for critical robot subsystems from concept through production release
• Drive key architecture and component decisions through conceptual design, requirements definition, and trade studies
• Advise hardware leadership on technical strategy
• Perform schematic capture, PCB layout, board bring-up, test plans, and root-cause debugging in the lab
• Lead design reviews and own the component library, release process, and design checklists
• Act as the primary technical contact for PCB fabrication and assembly vendors
• Drive DFM/DFA feedback into designs and support production issues
• Mentor and advise associate and mid-level engineers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years designing, building, and testing PCBAs, including designs taken through production release
• Mastery of power electronics (motor drivers and inverter stages, switch-mode supplies, power sequencing and protection)
• Mastery of digital electronics (MCUs, FPGAs, Ethernet, USB, SPI/I2C/UART, signal-integrity fundamentals)
• Mastery of analog electronics (op-amps, filters, ADC/DAC signal chains, precision sensing)
• Proficiency in Altium Designer or similar EDA tools for schematic capture and multi-layer layout
• Ability to use a scope, logic/protocol analyzer, and bench instruments for hardware debugging
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Nice to have

• High-speed design (PCIe Gen1–5, USB3/4, MIPI, GMSL, 10G Ethernet) with high-current power delivery
• Understanding of signal and power integrity
• Camera electronics and image sensor integration (MIPI, GMSL, sensor power and clocking)
• Dense or space-constrained boards (HDI, flex, rigid-flex)
• Motor electromagnetic design and motor control (FOC, current sensing, encoder interfaces)
• Embedded programming of DSPs, MCUs, and FPGAs
• LTspice and Python for simulation, analysis, and test automation
• EMC/EMI design and regulatory compliance testing (CE/UL, IEC 61000 series)
• Real-time industrial fieldbuses (EtherCAT, CAN/CANopen, EtherNet/IP) and safety-rated electronics
• Taking products from prototype through NPI to volume manufacturing

Benefits

• Employee Stock Options
• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)

About the company

Standard Bots is revolutionizing real-world automation by making robotic systems accessible to everyone through an AI-powered platform.