Senior/Staff/Principal Electrical Engineer
On-siteCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Lead electrical engineering efforts for custom robots by designing system architecture for communications and power electronics, including motor controllers, battery management systems, and power distribution. Develop firmware, prototype, iterate, and test embedded systems while integrating sensing and cameras. Oversee PCBA bringup, validation, and troubleshooting to ensure high performance and reliability. Architect and implement software solutions for embedded systems using C, C++, and Python. Requires 5+ years of experience bringing robotic products to market with strong power electronics and firmware debugging skills.
Required Qualifications
- BS, MS, or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in bringing robotic or consumer products to market
- Proficient in C, C++, and Python programming
- Strong background in power electronics design and debugging
- Experience in firmware development, debugging, and testing for microcontrollers
- Advanced knowledge of embedded RTOS, concurrency primitives, and bare-metal concepts such as ISRs
- Deep familiarity with common bus protocols, including I2C, UART, SPI, etc.
Desired Qualifications
- Motor drive experience / BLDC drives
- Motor communications over a bus system such as CAN, Ethercat or Ethernet
- Battery powered robot experience
- EMC / EMI
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