Director, Electrical Engineering

Atomic Machines•Santa Clara, CA

5d•$200,000 - $260,000

About The Position

Atomic Machines is developing the Matter Compiler™, an AI-native, all-digital manufacturing system designed to build machines directly from code. The company’s first product is PrimeSwitch™, a compact electromechanical power relay. Atomic Machines is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with offices in Emeryville and Santa Clara. The Director, Electrical Engineering will lead electrical engineering for autonomous manufacturing systems that combine a core robotics platform with a range of manufacturing processes. The role oversees development of electronics and electrical architectures spanning motion-control hardware, sensor and actuator interfaces, and specialized manufacturing systems. It also leads an Electrical Integration team responsible for interconnect strategy, interconnect diagrams, harness design and procurement, system bring-up, and integration. The director will organize development across the robotics platform and manufacturing-process portfolio, establish a cohesive and scalable electrical architecture, and work with the CTO, technical leaders, and cross-functional partners to identify needs, align priorities, and balance shared platforms with process-specific designs. The role includes technical leadership, delivery ownership, organization-wide engineering standards, system safety and reliability, and building and developing the engineering organization. Compensation includes equity and benefits.

Requirements

Deep electrical engineering expertise, including the ability to reason from fundamentals, evaluate architectures and detailed designs, and provide technical guidance on complex problems.
Experience delivering complex electromechanical systems from design through bring-up, integration, validation, and operation.
Track record organizing development across varied systems while balancing specialized requirements with shared architecture, reuse, and scalability.
Proactive cross-functional leadership, including uncovering needs, shaping requirements, developing technical roadmaps, and securing alignment through execution.
Experience building and leading engineering organizations, including hiring, coaching, developing leaders, managing performance, and delegating ownership.
Experience establishing engineering standards across distributed teams and driving accountability beyond direct reporting lines.
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Nice To Haves

Electrical engineering leadership in autonomous machinery, robotics, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex equipment.
Design and validation of specialized electrical systems for manufacturing or other physical processes, including high-voltage or precision power applications.

Responsibilities

Shape electrical engineering strategy across the core robotics platform and manufacturing-process portfolio; translate cross-functional needs into roadmaps, priorities, resource plans, and commitments.
Build a cohesive, scalable electrical architecture across robotics and process systems, establishing shared platforms and interfaces while balancing reuse with specialized requirements.
Lead end-to-end electronics development and electrical integration, including interconnect strategy, interconnect diagrams (ICDs), harness design and procurement, system bring-up, and verification.
Manage dependencies and adapt development plans as requirements evolve.
Lead design reviews, challenge assumptions, and guide engineers through technical tradeoffs and difficult problems.
Establish and enforce organization-wide electrical engineering standards for design review, documentation, verification, and release, including beyond the core EE team.
Ensure electrical systems address safety, protection, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability, including specialized and high-voltage hardware.
Build and develop the engineering organization by hiring and coaching engineers and leaders, delegating ownership, and setting expectations for quality and execution.
Work proactively with cross-functional partners, the CTO, and EE technical leaders to uncover needs, align priorities, and coordinate development.