Senior Electrical Engineer

Location
Pittsburgh, San Mateo
Workplace
On-site
Compensation
$180k – $240k + equity

About this role

We are looking for a Senior Electrical Engineer with 5+ years of experience to own electrical system integration across cutting-edge robotics platforms at Skild AI. You'll be the go-to expert for power electronics, EMC, and sensor integration — bridging the gap between software/firmware and physical motion control as we build the world's first general-purpose robotic intelligence.

What will you be doing?

Designing and validating motor driver circuits, power electronics, and sensor electronics systems for robot platforms

Defining grounding, shielding, filtering, and cable strategies across the robot and driving EMC risk mitigation early in the design cycle

Integrating sensor data (IMUs, encoders, hall sensors, cameras) at the PCB level

Debugging EMC and hardware issues hands-on in the lab using scopes, spectrum analyzers, and other test equipment

Making system-level tradeoffs across performance, cost, reliability, manufacturability, and schedule while partnering with EE, ME, firmware, and controls teams

Key Requirements

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or related field with hands-on experience taking electrical hardware from concept through production

Strong expertise in EMC/EMI design, debugging, grounding, shielding, filtering, and signal/power integrity

Proficiency in power electronics design — motor drives, switching power supplies, high-current DC systems, and battery management

Strong PCB design and layout skills with a system-level approach to solving EMC problems

Comfortable making decisions with incomplete requirements and communicating tradeoffs across multiple disciplines

What happens next

Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.

Confirm the fit

A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.

I pitch you to the company

I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.

A meeting lands on your calendar

When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.

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