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Electrical Design Engineer

Charge Robotics
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Hybrid (San Leandro, CA)$165k - $220kFull-timePosted 3w ago

About the role

Electrical Design Engineer at Charge Robotics, a YC-backed startup building robots that construct large-scale solar farms. Role involves designing and implementing electrical systems powering the robotic factory, with impact on deploying gigawatts of clean power generation.

Responsibilities

  • Designing, testing, and validating electrical systems including power distribution, control circuits, and signal conditioning for our robotic factory
  • Selecting and integrating motors, sensors, actuators, PLCs, and other electrical/electronic components to meet system requirements for reliability and performance
  • Creating electrical schematics, wiring diagrams, and harness designs while establishing standards for electrical documentation and best practices
  • Troubleshooting electrical issues in factory and field deployments, working closely with mechanical and software teams to ensure seamless system integration
  • Scaling electrical systems from design to manufacturing and deployment

Qualifications

  • Have strong experience in electrical engineering with hands-on skills in power systems, control systems, and industrial automation
  • Can read and create electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams, and are proficient with CAD tools for electrical design
  • Have experience specifying and integrating electrical components (motors, drives, sensors, relays, PLCs) and understand electrical codes and safety standards
  • Have worked in a fast-paced startup environment before, and loved it
  • Are excited to work with (and occasionally safely climb into) giant robots
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Are based in or can relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work 4-5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ
  • Gain satisfaction from personally playing a part in mitigating climate change
  • Are excited to see your work deployed onto actual solar farms!

Skills

Required:Electrical design and CAD toolingPower systems and control systemsComponent selection and integration (motors, drives, sensors, relays, PLCs)Communication and collaborationRelocation / locality
Nice to have:Programming for testing/automation (Python or similar)
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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About Charge Robotics

Robots that build solar farms

Charge Robotics is building robots that automate the most labor-intensive parts of solar construction. Solar has rapidly become the cheapest form of power generation in many regions. Demand has skyrocketed, and now the primary barrier to getting it installed is labor logistics and bandwidth. Our robots remove the labor bottleneck, allowing construction companies to meet the rising demand for solar, and enabling the world to switch to renewables faster.

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