About the Role
We are developing cutting-edge technology and seeking highly technical individuals who are passionate about our mission and care deeply about aesthetics and design. You are a self-motivated individual who gets things done.
Responsibilities
- Develop new custom force and tactile sensors for robotics with aggressive size and reliability requirements.
- Design and evaluate embedded systems and mixed-signal circuits (MCUs, FPGAs, sensors, power, communications).
- Collaborate with silicon partners to evaluate and integrate cutting-edge chips (e.g. encoders, IMUs, tactile sensors).
- Perform board bring-up, validation, and debugging using lab instruments and test infrastructure.
- Guide junior engineers and review schematic/layout work to ensure performance, reliability, and compliance.
- Drive continuous improvements in design for manufacturability (DFM), testability (DFT), and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC).
- Interface with firmware/software engineers to define board-level APIs and support hardware abstraction.
- Support the transition from prototypes to production, working with contract manufacturers and test engineers.
- Stay up to date with emerging technologies in embedded electronics, robotic sensing, and motor control.
Requirements
- Experience with sensor integration (IMUs, force/tactile, encoders), motor control (BLDC, brushed, stepper), and power electronics.
- Proven track record designing embedded systems (MCUs, DSPs, or FPGAs) in compact, high-reliability systems.
- Strong debugging skills with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG tools.
- Proficiency in ECAD tools such as Altium Designer, KiCad, or Cadence.
- Solid understanding of signal integrity, thermal management, and power distribution for compact electronics.
- Familiarity with firmware interactions and embedded C/C++ is a plus.
- Experience working on robotics, prosthetics, or haptics-related hardware.
- Knowledge of silicon evaluation and working with early-stage chip vendors.
- Experience with wireless communication (BLE, Wi-Fi, etc.) and secure hardware design.
- Exposure to safety standards (IEC, ISO) and EMI/EMC compliance testing.
Skills
- Sensor integration
- Motor control
- Power electronics
- Embedded systems design
- Debugging
- ECAD tools
- Signal integrity
- Thermal management
- Power distribution
- Firmware interactions
- Embedded C/C++
- Robotics hardware
- Prosthetics hardware
- Haptics hardware
- Silicon evaluation
- Wireless communication
- Secure hardware design
- Safety standards
- EMI/EMC compliance testing
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- In-person
- Full-time
Education Level
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or a related field
Salary/Compensations
- $180,000 - $300,000
Benefits
- Health
- Vision
- Dental
- 401k
- Equity
