Senior Electrical Engineer

Dusty Robotics•Mountain View, CA

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About The Position

Dusty Robotics is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to help design, develop, and manufacture the electrical systems that power our autonomous construction robots. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who thrives at the intersection of product development, system integration, and real-world deployment. You will play a key role in architecting and delivering robust electrical hardware for next-generation robotic platforms, working closely with mechanical, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams. Your work will directly impact the reliability, performance, and manufacturability of products operating in demanding construction environments. This is currently a one-person EE function, so you'll own electrical engineering end to end — there's a steady flow of new PCBAs to design and an ongoing need to support Manufacturing, plus real ambiguity in how work gets structured. You'll be given problems more often than playbooks, and part of the job is building the tools, processes, and documentation (Confluence pages, spreadsheets, test fixtures, schedules, cost estimates) that don't exist yet. We're looking for an engineer who has successfully developed complex electromechanical systems from concept through production and is excited by the challenge of bringing innovative robotic products to market.

Requirements

Hands-on schematic capture and PCB design experience in Altium specifically is a non-negotiable for this role.
7+ years of experience developing electrical systems for complex electromechanical products
Strong experience designing and debugging mixed-signal, embedded, and power electronics systems
Experience taking products from prototype through production and manufacturing scale-up
Experience with battery-powered systems, motor controls, sensors, and embedded hardware
A genuinely hands-on attitude — comfortable breadboarding, testing, and consistently running QA on your own designs
Strong hands-on debugging and lab troubleshooting skills
Familiarity with design for manufacturability (DFM), design for testability (DFT), and reliability engineering principles, plus RF troubleshooting
Experience working with contract manufacturers and suppliers
Experience designing for EMC compliance and ESD hardening
Excellent communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
Comfort with startup environments where priorities shift and resources are lean — and a genuine enjoyment of that pace
Persistence: the traits that separate great engineers here are the willingness to stay with a hard problem until it's actually solved
A holistic, "plays all the instruments" mindset — for example, understanding how mechanical design decisions affect your electrical work, rather than staying narrowly in your lane

Nice To Haves

Altium proficiency is a nice-to-have.
Experience developing robotics, autonomous systems, industrial equipment, or mobile platforms
Experience with high-reliability products operating in harsh environments
Familiarity with embedded firmware development and hardware/software integration
Experience with battery management systems and power electronics
Knowledge of I2C, SPI, CAN communication protocols, and sensor integration
MS in Electrical Engineering or related field preferred, Python programming proficiency

Responsibilities

Design and develop electrical architectures for autonomous robotic systems
Own schematic capture, PCB design oversight, component selection, and system integration
Develop power distribution, battery management, motor control, sensing, and communication systems
Define electrical requirements and interfaces across hardware and software subsystems
Be responsible for EE prototype development, bring-up, debugging, validation, certification, and release to manufacturing
Lead electrical hardware development from concept through production release
Drive design reviews and ensure designs meet performance, reliability, safety, and cost targets
Perform root cause analysis and troubleshooting for electrical and system-level issues, including diagnosing hardware returned from the field
Develop and execute validation plans to verify system functionality and robustness
Improve product reliability through testing, failure analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives — minimizing costly hardware do-overs through disciplined prototype testing and QA
Work closely with mechanical, firmware, software, and systems engineers to develop integrated robotic solutions
Partner with manufacturing and supply chain teams to support design for manufacturability, assembly, and serviceability
Contribute to system architecture decisions and tradeoff analyses across multiple engineering disciplines
Support field deployments and incorporate customer feedback into future product improvements
Proactively drive cross-team collaboration — on a lean team, alignment doesn't happen unless someone owns making it happen
Collaborate with contract manufacturers and suppliers to support production builds
Drive component selection, qualification, and lifecycle management
Develop test strategies and production validation processes
Support transition from prototype to volume manufacturing while maintaining product quality and reliability
Help define the electrical architecture of future generations of Dusty's robotic platforms
Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies in sensing, power electronics, controls, and robotics
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to engineering best practices — several teammates are early in their careers and rely on your discipline and guidance
Be part of a cross-disciplinary team solving challenges spanning robotics, electronics, firmware, software, printing, optics, and autonomous systems