Electrical Engineer

Human Computer Lab • San Francisco, CA

2d

About The Position

Join us Human Computer Lab is building robots that feel alive and responsive. We are a fast-paced and focused team, with the goal of pushing the frontier of human-robot interaction by making technology more legible, emotionally intuitive, and intentional. We’re looking for a hands-on electrical engineer who wants to design and own the hardware that makes LeLamp tick. You’ll work on the electronics at the core of the robot’s expressiveness (power, sensing, actuation, and computation) taking designs from schematic to physical board to shipped product. This role requires regular bench work, including soldering, board rework, signal probing, and direct hardware debugging. You’ll work closely with the CEO and founding team to design, validate, and iterate on the PCBAs that make up LeLamp’s electrical architecture and support integration as the full system comes together.

Requirements

• Have a degree in Electrical Engineering and minimus 3+ years of hands-on experience.
• Are fluent in Altium or similar tools across schematics and layout.
• Document clearly and drives issues to resolution.
• Are comfortable at the bench with soldering, rework, probing, and prototype iteration.
• Have experience with power electronics, motor control, sensing systems, or embedded robotics hardware.
• Have experience programming microcontrollers, DSPs, or FPGAs.
• Are comfortable working in environments where architecture is still evolving and your input shapes direction.

Nice To Haves

• Have strong EE fundamentals and experience solving analog issues inside digital systems, ESD / signals connected to the outside world, voltage mismatch issues like 1.8V parts inside 3.3V systems and share an understanding of component behavior details like capacitors behaving differently under DC bias.
• Love being at the bench as much as at the computer, and hardware is not abstract to you.
• Move quickly through iteration cycles and don't wait for perfect information to make progress.
• Take ownership over their designs end to end, from first schematic to working hardware in the robot.
• Work well in small, collaborative teams where electrical and mechanical are in constant conversation.
• Care about what the electronics enable: expressiveness, responsiveness, and the feeling that the robot is alive.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate PCBAs for robot subsystems including power distribution, motor control, sensing, and compute integration.
• Develop early electrical concepts and run trade studies to support architecture decisions.
• Own schematics and layout through fabrication and bring-up, iterating quickly based on test results.
• Debug hardware issues systematically and close the loop with clear documentation.
• Review schematics, layouts, and BOMs from teammates and external vendors.
• Support system integration and cross-boundary debugging between hardware and firmware.
• Perform hands-on bench work including soldering small components, rework, probing, and board bring-up by yourself.
• Help define and evolve the platform’s electrical architecture over time.

Benefits

• We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and consider all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level