Director – Electrical Engineering

About The Role:

What You’ll Do:

• Shape electrical engineering strategy across the core robotics platform and manufacturing process portfolio. Proactively uncover cross-functional needs and translate them into a roadmap, priorities, resource plans, and clear commitments.
• Build a cohesive, scalable electrical architecture across robotics and process systems. Work with the CTO and technical leaders to establish shared platforms and interfaces, balancing reuse with specialized requirements.
• Drive end-to-end delivery. Lead electronics development and electrical integration, including interconnect strategy, interconnect diagrams (ICDs), harness design and procurement, system bring-up, and verification; manage dependencies and adapt plans as requirements evolve.
• Provide deep technical leadership. Lead rigorous design reviews, challenge assumptions, and guide engineers through consequential tradeoffs and difficult technical problems.
• Set and enforce organization-wide EE standards. Establish consistent practices for design review, documentation, verification, and release, including work outside the core EE team.
• Ensure robust electrical systems. Address safety, protection, reliability, manufacturability, and serviceability throughout development, including specialized and high-voltage hardware.
• Build and develop the organization. Hire and coach strong engineers and leaders, delegate ownership, and establish clear expectations for quality and execution.

What You’ll Need:

• Deep electrical engineering expertise, with the ability to reason from fundamentals, evaluate architecture and detailed designs, and provide credible technical guidance on complex problems.
• Experience delivering complex electromechanical systems from design through bring-up, integration, validation, and operation.
• A track record of organizing development across varied systems, balancing specialized requirements with shared architecture, reuse, and scalability.
• Proactive cross-functional leadership: uncovering needs, shaping requirements, developing technical roadmaps, and securing alignment through execution.
• Experience building and leading strong engineering organizations, including hiring, coaching, developing leaders, managing performance, and delegating ownership.
• Experience establishing engineering standards across distributed teams and driving accountability beyond direct reporting lines.
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Additional Experience We Value:

• Electrical engineering leadership in autonomous machinery, robotics, advanced manufacturing, or similarly complex equipment.
• Design and validation of specialized electrical systems for manufacturing or other physical processes, including high-voltage or precision power applications.

Atomic Machines is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and does not discriminate based on characteristics protected by applicable law. We are committed to an inclusive interview experience, including for individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact [email protected]. To help our recruiting team manage application volume and respond to candidates more efficiently, Atomic Machines may use AI-assisted tools.