Electrical Engineer, Robotics Hardware at Field AI — Boston, USA | Base Career | Base Career
Electrical Engineer, Robotics Hardware
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- Power Architecture: Design regulated power systems including voltage rails, DC/DC converters, switches, fuses, and grounding schemes.
- Wire Harness Design: Design and document robust wire harnesses for power and data lines, including shielding, strain relief, and standard connectors.
- PCB Design: Create PCBs for power distribution, protocol bridging, and embedded control.
- Networking & Communication: Architect wired and wireless communication systems (Ethernet, USB, CAN, I2C, WiFi, 5G).
- Budgets & Tolerances: Maintain system-level power and bandwidth budgets. Ensure electrical tolerance to noise, EMI, and vibration.
- CAD & Schematics: Create PCB schematics, harness diagrams, pinouts, and complete PCB BOMs using tools like KiCAD or Altium.
- Calculations: Conduct electrical calculations including current draw, peak power, signal integrity, and fault analysis.
- Design for Field Conditions: Engineer for EMI/EMC robustness, thermal resilience, and fault isolation under field operating conditions.
- Testing: Conduct power validation (noise, load, transients), communication tests (bandwidth, latency), and EMI evaluation.
- Integration: Collaborate with sensor, compute, and mechanical teams to ensure end-to-end system compatibility and robustness.
- Documentation & Budgets: Maintain PCB schematics and systems level wiring diagrams. Manage system-level power and data bandwidth budgets.
- Build: Work with vendors and contract manufacturers to procure PCBs and harnesses. Develop QA checks for incoming units.
- Debug: Investigate system faults using logs, oscilloscopes, analyzers, and power monitors.
- Support: Provide hands-on support during integration, deployment, and servicing in the field.
- Education: B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
- Experience Level: We are recruiting across a wide range of experience levels from entry level engineers to senior and staff engineers.
- Power Systems: Experience designing and testing low-voltage regulated power systems.
- Harnessing: Hands-on design and integration of custom wire harnesses for robotics or automotive-style systems.
- PCB Design: Proficiency in PCB schematic and layout using KiCAD, Altium, or equivalent tools.
- Communication Protocols: Familiarity with USB, Ethernet, CAN, I2C, GMSL, and wireless technologies.
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