CareerPlan

Hardware Validation - Electrical Engineer

San MateoFull-time$100k2026-06-02 → 2026-11-10

Core

Hands-on validation of next-generation robotics electronics systems, including PCB designs, power systems, and embedded computing platforms.

Role type

Electrical Hardware Validation Engineer

Builds

Robotic electronics systems, test fixtures, and validation setups

Domain

Robotics, Power Electronics, Embedded Systems

Required skills

PCB debugging, embedded electronics troubleshooting, power electronics, DC-DC converters, sensor interfaces, lithium battery safety testing, wire harness reliability testing, hardware test fixture design, root cause analysis, schematic reading, test automation scripting

Preferred skills

Robotics systems experience, PCB design tools (Altium, KiCad, Cadence), BMS experience, fixture design, EMI/EMC testing, Linux-based embedded systems

Technologies

Oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads, logic analyzers, I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, Ethernet, Python

Responsibilities

Develop validation and test plans for new PCB designs; Execute board bring-up, debugging, and characterization; Validate subsystems including power distribution and sensor interfaces; Perform lithium battery safety and validation testing; Design and maintain hardware test fixtures; Investigate hardware failures and drive corrective actions; Support debugging and repair of existing robotic systems

Seniority

Mid-level, hands-on IC