Electrical Engineer (Early Career)

Noble Machines•Sunnyvale, CA

9d•$120,000 - $150,000•Onsite

About The Position

Noble Machines builds multipurpose robots to support human workers in demanding jobs across heavy industries such as construction, mining and energy. The company prioritizes reliable, robust products that are ready for unexpected conditions. As an early-career Electrical Engineer focused on embedded systems and tools, you will design, build and bring up embedded electronics and internal tools for the robots and engineering team. You will work closely with senior electrical engineers and with mechanical, firmware and software engineers on a small team. Initially, you will own smaller boards and test hardware end to end, from schematic through bring-up, and take on larger subsystems as you grow. Recent graduates are welcome. The role is onsite in Sunnyvale, California, five days a week. The expected base salary is $120,000–$150,000 per year. Total compensation also includes equity, medical, dental and vision coverage, a 401(k) retirement plan, paid time off and other perks.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or a related field, completed by the start date.
0–3 years of full-time experience; recent graduates are welcome.
At least two hardware internships or co-op terms, or equivalent hands-on work on a student engineering team.
At least one personally designed PCB, including schematic and layout, that was brought up, using Altium, KiCad, OrCAD or similar.
Experience with microcontrollers and common interfaces such as I2C, SPI and UART, and enough C to read and debug firmware.
Comfort working in a lab with oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies and soldering.
A design portfolio containing schematics, layouts, photos or write-ups of projects, and an account of personal contributions.
Clear written communication and the habit of documenting work.
Ability to work onsite in Sunnyvale five days a week.

Nice To Haves

Hardware internships at robotics, automotive, aerospace or consumer electronics companies.
Participation in Formula SAE, robotics, rocketry, solar car or similar student teams, especially with ownership of the electrical system.
Power-electronics or motor-control projects, such as designing a motor driver, DC/DC converter or battery charger.
Experience building a test fixture or test automation in Python.
Exposure to CAN, Ethernet or USB hardware design.
Sensor integration experience with IMUs, encoders, current sensors or force sensors.
Experience taking a board through a contract manufacturer.

Responsibilities

Design schematics and multilayer PCB layouts for embedded boards, test fixtures and debug tools, with review from senior engineers.
Take boards through fabrication, assembly and bring-up, and resolve issues found during the process.
Select and integrate microcontrollers, sensors, power circuits and interfaces such as I2C, SPI, UART, CAN and USB.
Write firmware requirements for new boards and work with the firmware team to bring them up.
Design and build test fixtures, bring-up stations and diagnostic hardware for use by the engineering team.
Support motor-control and power-electronics work on robot subsystems.
Design, analyze and test wire harnesses for robots and test equipment, including selecting connectors and wires, coordinating routing with mechanical engineers, checking voltage drop and current capacity, and performing continuity and functional testing.
Debug hardware in the lab using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies and electronic loads.
Run validation tests, record results and help turn failures into design fixes.
Work with PCBA vendors on quotes, assembly questions and part substitutions, and maintain current BOMs and documentation.
Collaborate with mechanical, firmware and software engineers to integrate hardware into the robot.