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Staff Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer - Future Forward

Sunnyvale, CA, us💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-06 → 2026-09-25

Core

Architect, design, and bring up electronic hardware for next-generation robotic and vision systems, owning analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design from concept to manufacturing.

Role type

Staff Electrical and Electronic Design Engineer (Medical Robotics)

Builds

Next-generation robotic surgical systems and vision hardware

Domain

Medical device industry, Robotics, High-speed electronics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuit design, Schematic capture and layout direction, EMC/EMI design and troubleshooting, Signal integrity and power integrity fundamentals, Imaging and vision hardware integration, Motor drive electronics, Regulated quality system experience (ISO 13485, FDA 21 CFR Part 820, IEC 60601-1), Lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers), Embedded interface protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet), Test automation (Python, MATLAB)

Preferred skills

Master of Science degree, FPGA design (VHDL, SystemVerilog), Automotive functional safety (ISO 26262)

Technologies

Altium Designer, Cadence OrCAD/Allegro, Siemens Xpedition, Python, MATLAB, VHDL, SystemVerilog

Responsibilities

Design analog, digital, and mixed-signal circuits from concept through schematic capture, layout direction, prototype bring-up, and transfer to manufacturing; Lead schematic and design reviews and guide PCB layout for signal, power, and manufacturability; Design for EMC and EMI from the start through grounding, shielding, filtering, isolation, and ESD protection; Bring up and debug prototypes in the lab, driving hardware issues to root cause and verified fix; Integrate sensors, cameras, illumination, motor drives, and compute platforms with cross-functional teams; Document designs, verification protocols, and results under design controls; Mentor engineers and shape design practices and technology roadmap; Drive external suppliers and design partners for subsystems, setting technical direction and holding builds to schedule and quality targets

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship

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