Hardware Validation - Electrical Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive validation and test plans for new PCB designs and embedded electronic systems
• Define functional, electrical, thermal, and reliability test procedures for robotics hardware
• Execute board bring-up, debugging, and characterization activities in the lab
• Validate subsystems including power distribution and protection circuits, DC-DC converters and power sequencing, embedded computing hardware, sensor interfaces and communication buses, and high-speed digital and analog circuits
• Perform lithium battery safety and validation testing, including charge/discharge characterization, protection circuit verification, thermal behavior evaluation, and failure-mode analysis
• Develop and execute wire harness reliability and characterization tests, including continuity, insulation resistance, strain relief, vibration and flex-cycle, and connector retention validation
• Design, build, and maintain hardware test fixtures and validation setups
• Support debugging and repair of existing robotic systems and deployed hardware
• Investigate hardware failures, identify root causes, and drive corrective actions
• Collaborate with Electrical, Mechanical, Firmware, and Systems Engineers to improve testability, manufacturability, robustness, and serviceability of designs
• Collect, analyze, and document test data, failure reports, validation procedures, and engineering findings
• Communicate technical issues, test results, and root cause findings across cross-functional engineering teams
• Support automation of repetitive validation and diagnostic tasks using scripting tools where appropriate
• Support prototype builds, integration activities, and system-level testing
• Maintain lab equipment, calibration records, and validation documentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
• Internship, academic project, or hands-on experience with PCB debugging or embedded electronics
• Proficiency with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies, electronic loads, and logic analyzers
• Familiarity with power electronics, DC-DC converters, embedded systems, sensor and communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, Ethernet), and lithium battery systems
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, and root cause analysis skills
• Ability to read schematics, wiring diagrams, and interpret datasheets
• Experience with robotics systems or autonomous platforms
• Experience with PCB design tools such as Altium, KiCad, or Cadence
• Experience with lithium battery testing or battery management systems (BMS)
• Experience developing test automation scripts using Python or similar languages
• Understanding of Design for Testability (DFT) principles
• Experience with fixture design, pogo-pin interfaces, or functional test systems
• Experience testing wire harnesses, connectors, or electromechanical assemblies
• Exposure to EMI/EMC, thermal, vibration, or environmental testing
• Familiarity with Linux-based embedded systems