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Electrical Engineer

Generalist AI· Technical Staff
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San Francisco Bay Area (San Mateo) or Boston (Somerville)$200k - $350kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Hardware Engineer at Generalist responsible for end-to-end electrical systems for robotic platforms, from concept through production, collaborating with mechanical and software teams.

Responsibilities

  • Owning electrical designs through the full lifecycle: concept, architecture, schematic capture, PCB layout, fabrication, bring-up, validation, and scaled production
  • Designing sensing and motor control electronics for robot systems with low latency, high fidelity, and robustness in challenging environments with industrial interfaces (e.g. RS-485, CAN)
  • Designing multi-sensor architectures interfacing with highly integrated latest generation SoCs
  • Architecting power delivery systems with complex power trees and different sources (802.3bt, USB-C PD, LiPo)
  • Battery charging and power path management within tight power and thermal budgets in compact enclosures
  • Writing and debugging embedded firmware (C, C++, Rust) on microcontrollers or low level Linux device drivers for bring up, test, and production
  • Partnering with mechanical engineers on enclosure integration, thermal design, connector selection and placement, cabling
  • Driving designs to production: DFM and DFT, EMC and regulatory certification (FCC, CE), test fixture development, and manufacturing ramp

Qualifications

  • Have 5+ years shipping complex electronics products
  • Have demonstrated full stack EE ownership: taking ideas from concept to production
  • Have experience with highly integrated SoC based designs (e.g. Qualcomm, NXP i.MX, Ambarella) including high speed interfaces (e.g. MIPI CSI/DSI, USB 3.x, PCIe)
  • Have deep experience in imaging systems (image sensor selection, ISP tuning, frame synchronization), motor control (BLDC drivers, current sensing, encoders)
  • Have high dynamic range in work, from system architecture discussions with ML engineers to bench-level soldering, timing measurements, and live system testing
  • Have experience managing external suppliers, design partners, CM / JDMs, including schedule planning, materials sourcing, and production ramp

Skills

Required:Electrical system ownershipSchematic capture and PCB layoutEmbedded firmwareHigh-speed interfaces

Benefits

  • [Not explicitly listed in the description]
Last updated Sep 8, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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