Electrical Engineer (UMI)
Physical Intelligence · San Francisco, CA · 2 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
What We Hope You'll Bring
- 3–7 years of experience in hardware design and board-level development for high-volume products
- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
- Proficiency in EDA tools (e.g., Altium, Allegro) for complex, multi-layer, high-density interconnect designs
- Experience with rigid flex circuits
- Hands-on experience with CMOS image sensors, MIPI CSI-2/3 interfaces, and the electrical requirements for high-bandwidth imaging data
- Deep understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and EMI/EMC mitigation for high-speed digital and RF circuits
- Experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers) to lead initial board bring-up, debugging, and hardware validation
- Experience designing efficient power delivery networks (PDN), including DC-DC converters, LDOs, and battery management systems (BMS) for mobile devices
- Familiarity with communication protocols such as CAN, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, UART, USB (2.0/3.0/Type-C), and PCIe, as well as wireless protocols including BLE and Wi-Fi (2.4GHz/5GHz)
- Ability to translate ambiguous product goals into hard functional requirements for firmware, mechanical, and research teams
Hardware Validation
Design and execute test plans to identify hardware bugs, signal integrity issues, and thermal bottlenecks.
DFM/DFT
Work with manufacturing partners to ensure designs are optimized for high-yield assembly (Design for Manufacturing) and comprehensive on-line testing (Design for Test).