Full-Time

Senior Electrical Engineer

PCB Design

Posted on 10/7/2025

Carbon Robotics

Carbon Robotics

201-500 employees

Autonomous laser weeder for weed control

Compensation Overview

$150k - $205k/yr

+ Stock Options + OTE Commissions

Seattle, WA, USA

In Person

Willing to travel ~10% of the time to support products in production and field environments.

Category
Electrical Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design
Requirements
  • 8-15 years experience in PCB design for embedded systems and power electronics
  • Expert proficiency in Altium Designer (v18+) including multi-board projects and multi layer designs as well as analytical design optimization tools
  • Proficiency in embedded systems including microcontrollers, FPGAs, and communication interfaces
  • Significant experience with power electronics layout including thermal management and high-current routing
  • Experience with high-speed digital design (DDR interfaces, differential pairs, impedance control)
  • Previous experience developing PCBs for agricultural/automotive/aerospace applications that meet strict environmental and regulatory requirements
  • Understanding of manufacturing processes, component selection, and cost optimization
  • Willingness to travel ~10% of the time to support products in the production & field environments with a demonstrated ability to work directly with internal and external stakeholders/customers
  • BS or Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or related field
Responsibilities
  • Design PCBs for diverse applications including laser control systems, motor drives, power distribution, control panels, vehicle electronic control units, and sensor interfaces
  • Create high-speed digital boards for embedded computing, image processing, and real-time control systems
  • Develop power electronics PCBs handling high currents for motor control and power distribution
  • Design mixed-signal boards integrating precision analog, digital processing, and power management
  • Optimize PCB layouts for EMI/EMC compliance, thermal management, and automotive reliability standards
  • Implement design for manufacturing (DFM) and design for test (DFT) strategies across product lines
  • Collaborate with firmware teams on microcontroller selection, memory architecture, and peripheral interfaces
  • Support contract manufacturers through prototyping, bring-up, test development, and production ramp

Carbon Robotics creates an autonomous weeder for farms. Its main product, the Autonomous LaserWeeder, attaches to a tractor and operates without a driver to identify and eliminate weeds using computer vision and high-powered lasers, reducing the need for chemical herbicides and manual labor. The system first recognizes crops vs. weeds with its AI-powered vision, then fires lasers to kill weeds while preserving crops. This approach differentiates Carbon Robotics from traditional chemical herbicides and manual weeding by offering a precise, on-field weed control tool that can be bought or leased by large vegetable growers. The company aims to lower farmers’ costs and environmental impact, improve crop yields, and expand sustainable farming practices.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$248.4M

Headquarters

Seattle, Washington

Founded

2018

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Surpassed $100M revenue by January 2026 with customers in 15 countries.
  • Global fleet data continuously refines AI model for real-time performance gains.
  • New CFO Kevan Krysler scales operations post-Europe manufacturing expansion.

What critics are saying

  • John Deere's See & Spray Ultimate undercuts pricing in row crops within 6-12 months.
  • Verdant Robotics deploys 100+ cheaper units in California by Q1 2026.
  • NVIDIA's open-source models let rivals copy LPM edge in 3-6 months.

What makes Carbon Robotics unique

  • LaserWeeder uses AI and lasers for chemical-free, no-till weed control in specialty crops.
  • Large Plant Model trained on 150 million plants enables instant weed identification worldwide.
  • G2 models operate twice as fast with modular designs for diverse farm sizes.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Long Term Disability

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) Retirement Plan

Pre-IPO Stock Options

Commuter Benefits

Pet Insurance

Mental Health Support

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

2%
The Associated Press
Mar 19th, 2026
Agriculture AI leader Carbon Robotics surpasses $100M revenue, appoints new CFO

Carbon Robotics has appointed Kevan Krysler as Chief Financial Officer and announced it surpassed $100 million in annual revenue for its fiscal year ending 31 January 2026. The Seattle-based agriculture AI and robotics company now serves customers in 15 countries across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Krysler brings nearly 30 years of experience, most recently serving as CFO at Everpure, formerly Pure Storage. He previously held senior finance roles at VMware and was a partner at KPMG. Carbon Robotics develops AI-powered agricultural solutions including the LaserWeeder and Carbon ATK autonomous tractor kit. The company recently launched the world's first Large Plant Model, an AI system trained on 150 million plants that powers its products.

Business Wire
Feb 2nd, 2026
Carbon Robotics launches Large Plant Model trained on 150M plants for instant laser weeding

Carbon Robotics has launched the world's first Large Plant Model, an AI system trained on 150 million labelled plants for plant detection and identification. The model enables farmers to begin laser weeding any field or crop within minutes and can be personalised for specific field conditions with real-time updates. The LPM powers Carbon AI, which operates across the company's LaserWeeder robots and Autonomous Tractor Kit. As Carbon Robotics' global fleet operates daily, the system continuously ingests field data, strengthening the model's performance for all users worldwide. A new Plant Profiles feature allows farmers to tailor the LPM using just two to three images in the iPad app, with the system adapting immediately—far faster than traditional AI systems requiring weeks or months. Carbon Robotics demonstrated the technology at Fruit Logistica in Berlin and World Ag Expo in California.

TechCrunch
Feb 2nd, 2026
Carbon Robotics' AI model learns to identify weeds instantly without retraining

Carbon Robotics has launched a Large Plant Model, an AI system that instantly recognises plant species and enables farmers to target new weeds without retraining their LaserWeeder robots. The Seattle-based company announced the model on Monday. The LPM is trained on over 150 million photos collected from more than 100 farms across 15 countries where Carbon Robotics' autonomous weed-killing machines operate. Previously, identifying new weeds required 24 hours of retraining; now farmers can designate targets in real time through the robot's interface. Founded in 2018, Carbon Robotics has raised over $185 million from backers including Nvidia NVentures, Bond and Anthos Capital. The model will reach existing systems through a software update, with continuous refinement as machines collect additional data.

GeekWire
Oct 23rd, 2025
Carbon Robotics raises $20M for new AI robot

Seattle ag-tech startup Carbon Robotics raised $20M to develop a new AI-powered farm robot. Known for its LaserWeeder and Autonomous Tractor Kit, the company plans to unveil the new machine in nine months. The robot will use AI, computer vision, and machine learning to perform tasks beyond weeding. Carbon Robotics, backed by NVIDIA and Voyager Capital, has raised $177M to date and employs 260 people. The company is expanding its manufacturing to the Netherlands to enhance European deployment.

GeekWire
Mar 31st, 2025
Carbon Robotics Unveils ‘Autotractor,’ A Self-Driving Platform To Boost Productivity On Farms

GeekWire’s startup coverage documents the Pacific Northwest entrepreneurial scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter , and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and venture capital directory .Carbon Robotics vice president of product John Mey, left, and founder and CEO Paul Mikesell, with a tractor outfitted with the company’s new Carbon AutoTractor and its LaserWeeder. (GeekWire Photo)Long gone are the days on the farm where getting up at the crack of dawn to run a tractor through fields might have been just the start of a long day’s work. Now, the tractor could very well have been running all night — by itself.That’s the vision of Seattle agriculture-tech startup Carbon Robotics, whose latest product is called Carbon AutoTractor, an AI-powered, autonomous platform designed to fit on and control existing equipment and serve as an answer to labor shortages and increased productivity in farming.“We learned from farmers that their biggest challenges continue to be around labor and labor availability,” said Carbon Robotics founder and CEO Paul Mikesell. “If they could, they would run everything 24/7. They would run everything every minute of farming season to get as much done as possible.”Founded in 2018, Carbon Robotics has been chiefly known for its signature LaserWeeder machinery, which can be pulled behind a tractor and uses an array of AI and computer vision tech to detect plants in fields and then target and eliminate weeds with lasers

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