Electrical Engineer (Early Career)

The role

You will design, build, and bring up embedded electronics and internal tools for robots. You will work with senior electrical engineers and mechanical, firmware, and software engineers on a small team.

What you will do

• Design schematics and multilayer PCB layouts for embedded boards, test fixtures and debug tools
• Take boards from design through fabrication, assembly and bring-up
• Select and integrate microcontrollers, sensors, power circuits and interfaces
• Write firmware requirements and work with the firmware team
• Design and build test fixtures, bring-up stations and diagnostic hardware
• Support motor-control and power-electronics work on robot subsystems
• Design, analyze and test wire harnesses
• Debug hardware in the lab with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies and electronic loads
• Run validation tests and record results
• Work with PCBA vendors on quotes, assembly and part substitutions

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field, completed by your start date
• 0–3 years of full-time experience
• At least two hardware internships or co-op terms, or equivalent hands-on work on a student engineering team
• At least one PCB you designed yourself (schematic and layout) and brought up, in Altium, KiCad, OrCAD or similar
• Experience with microcontrollers and common interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART)
• Enough C to read and debug firmware
• Comfort in the lab with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and soldering
• A design portfolio: schematics, layouts, photos or write-ups of projects you built
• Clear written communication
• Habit of documenting your work
• Ability to work onsite in Sunnyvale five days a week

Nice to have

• Hardware internships at robotics, automotive, aerospace or consumer electronics companies
• Formula SAE, robotics, rocketry, solar car or similar student teams
• Power electronics or motor-control projects
• Built a test fixture or test automation in Python
• Exposure to CAN, Ethernet or USB hardware design
• Sensor integration: IMUs, encoders, current or force sensors
• Experience taking a board through a contract manufacturer

Benefits

• Equity
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off

Before you apply

• Include a link to your design portfolio

About the company

Noble Machines builds multipurpose robots to support human workers in the world's toughest jobs. The team focuses on delivering impact in heavy industry, from construction and mining to energy.