Principle Electronics Engineer Robotics
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Job Summary
- Own PCB design in Altium (or transition from Cadence OrCAD PADS Mentor or KiCad; a 3 to 4 week ramp is fine for someone senior)
- Design and validate power electronics: DC power distribution motor drive for underwater thrusters battery management charging and protection circuits
- Write and debug embedded firmware on ARM Cortex M STM32 PSoC or similar for real-time control
- Design sealed and pressure-rated electronics for underwater operation: conformal coating enclosure integration connector selection waterproofing
- Integrate sensors comms modules and control systems into finished product
- Take a board from concept through bring-up validation and manufacturing release
- 8 or more years of hands-on electronics design experience on shipping products
- Strong PCB design chops with a professional tool (Altium preferred; adjacent tools OK with willingness to transition)
- Real power electronics or motor drive experience on production hardware
- Embedded firmware fluency at the register level not just app-layer
- Comfort at a workbench with oscilloscope logic analyzer and power supply solving real problems
- Ability to work onsite in Irvine
- Marine subsea ROV AUV UUV or underwater electronics background
- Sealed ruggedized or IP-rated hardware experience (medical implants aerospace defense EV industrial automation all count)
- Battery pack design for high-drain applications
- Active DoD clearance (some of our work supports Navy customers)
- Experience owning a product end to end from prototype through production
- Multi-hat small-team engineering culture experience
- Small team so you own the hardware end to end instead of being one specialist on a 40-person program
- Real product that ships to global customers today not a lab prototype or PowerPoint concept
- Hands-on IC track no forced move into people-management to progress
- Direct line to the product roadmap; if you think a design should change you talk to the person who decides
- Health dental vision and life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and company-paid holidays
- Professional development budget
- Fast decision cycles and short reporting chain
- Onsite in Irvine CA
- Occasional travel up to 15% for customer sites and sea trials
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds when handling test equipment and prototype hardware
- Authorized to work in the US
- Health dental vision and life insurance
- 401(k) with company match
- Paid time off and company-paid holidays
- Professional development budget
- Fast decision cycles and short reporting chain
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What we need you to bring 8 or more years of hands-on electronics design experience on shipping products Strong PCB design chops with a professional tool (Altium preferred; adjacent tools OK with willingness to transition) Real power electronics or motor drive experience on production hardware Embedded firmware fluency at the register level not just app-layer Comfort at a workbench with oscilloscope logic analyzer and power supply solving real problems Ability to work onsite in Irvine Bonus points Marine subsea ROV AUV UUV or underwater electronics background Sealed ruggedized or IP-rated hardware experience (medical implants aerospace defense EV industrial automation all count) Battery pack design for high-drain applications Active DoD clearance (some of our work supports Navy customers) Experience owning a product end to end from prototype through production Multi-hat small-team engineering culture experience Why this seat over your current job Small team so you own the hardware end to end instead of being one specialist on a 40-person program Real product that ships to global customers today not a lab prototype or PowerPoint concept Hands-on IC track no forced move into people-management to progress Direct line to the product roadmap; if you think a design should change you talk to the person who decides Benefits Health dental vision and life insurance 401(k) with company match Paid time off and company-paid holidays Professional development budget Fast decision cycles and short reporting chain How to stand out in your application Send your resume and one paragraph on the most complex board youve owned end to end. Tell us what the board did what was hard about it and how you knew it was working. Thats the fastest way to move to a call. Logistics Onsite in Irvine CA Occasional travel up to 15% for customer sites and sea trials Ability to lift up to 50 pounds when handling test equipment and prototype hardware Authorized to work in the US
