Senior Electrical Engineer
San Leandro, CA$165k - $220kFull-timePosted 3w ago
About the role
Senior Electrical Engineer at Charge Robotics, a YC-backed startup building robots that construct solar farms. Role focuses on designing and implementing electrical systems powering the robotic factory and 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
- strong experience in electrical engineering with hands-on skills in power systems, control systems, and industrial automation
- read and create electrical schematics, panel layouts, and wiring diagrams, proficient with CAD tools for electrical design
- experience specifying and integrating electrical components (motors, drives, sensors, relays, PLCs) and understand electrical codes and safety standards
- experience in fast-paced startup environment
- excited to work with giant robots
- excellent written and verbal communication skills
- based in or able to relocate to the SF Bay Area, and able to work 4-5 days/week from our San Leandro HQ
- desire to mitigate climate change and see work deployed on solar farms
Skills
Required:Electrical schematicsPower systemsControl systemsIndustrial automationCAD tools for electrical designSafety and electrical codesCommunicationRelocation/remote work
Last updated Oct 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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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