Responsibilities

• Design new custom PCBAs and modify existing designs, to advance the capabilities of our robots while improving safety, reliability, serviceability and cost.
• Oversee PCB manufacturing, design and build of PCBA test equipment and processes
• Resolve manufacturing issues in collaboration with supply chain personnel and suppliers, including design revisions in response to component shortages.
• Work with our field support team to troubleshoot electrical and system level robotic issues both in house and at customer locations
• Develop and execute testing and characterization methods for new components for use in robotic systems.
• Lead design of PCBA testers and specialized subsystem test apparatus.
• Conduct failure analysis on electronic components returned from the field and share your findings with all company stakeholders
• Write instructions for production and field employees for the use, care, and support of hardware and firmware and test equipment
• (ideally) Lead the process of establishing and certifying CE Mark and ISO 13482 compliance
• Design for reliability and safety; conduct or lead design safety assessments
• Write low level drivers to interface with custom boards and other robot hardware

Ideal Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in electrical engineering or computer engineering, or equivalent experience
• Hands on experience with analog and digital circuit design, layout, manufacturing, and troubleshooting
• Experience designing PCBA’s in Altium with expertise in design for thermal management, EMC, and mechanical robustness in vibration environments.
• Experience with analog circuits, processors, motion control systems, serial communication hardware, sensors and system architecture.
• Skilled in evaluation, testing and characterization of sensors, batteries, motors and motion control systems and other electronic components.
• System level understanding of complex electro-mechanical systems
• Experience programming embedded systems in C, C++
• Communications experience including Modbus, CAN bus, UDP, RS232, RS485, RS422, SPI, I2C, TCP/IP
• Familiar with technologies including: EEPROMs, barometers, accelerometers, boot loaders, bluetooth, and other wireless radios
• 5 plus years of experience on shippable products

Nice to Haves

• Familiarity with industrial safety systems
• Experience with building automation (e.g. elevator systems, automatic doors, security systems)
• Experience with robotics, ROS, robotic sensors and mobile robot navigation
• Working knowledge of Linux, Python, STM32/ARM Cortex, KEIL compiler