Senior Electrical Engineer

Knightscope (NASDAQ: KSCP) is a security technology company building the nation's first Autonomous Security Force — autonomous machines, AI-driven software, and elite security professionals operating as one integrated managed service. The Company is on a mission to make the United States of America the safest country in the world.

About the Role

The role is an ownership-driven position within a multidisciplinary program team, requiring a senior, hands-on engineer who is comfortable operating in ambiguity, working independently with minimal direction, and driving decisions across mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries. You will own the full electrical scope of our hardware products, including CPU, GPU, and compute-module evaluation, power distribution, battery selection, video, audio, and router systems, and thermal management. The current priority is a body-worn/wearable platform, but you should expect to contribute to other hardware programs over time.

Responsibilities

• Drive electrical design and integration across one or more hardware programs, through all phases of product development.
• Evaluate and integrate electrical components, sensors, and compute modules across a range of product form factors.
• Evaluate CPU and GPU performance against video system requirements, and contribute to compute-module architecture.
• Define power requirements and design a harness system to ensure efficient power distribution.
• Assess and select batteries based on reliability, safety, and product-specific constraints (including wearability where applicable).
• Troubleshoot and debug at the system, PCB, and component levels.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, software, and systems engineering teams to resolve cross-functional tradeoffs.
• Support development of test plans, fixtures, and validation activities to ensure product performance and reliability.
• Work with external partners and vendors as needed to support design and manufacturing.
• Contribute to establishing scalable product development processes and best practices.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in product development, with demonstrated independent ownership of electromechanical hardware programs from concept through production.
• Experience taking at least one hardware product from concept through production with minimal supervision.
• Experience across multiple product form factors or programs; soft goods, wearables, or body-worn experience a plus.
• Experience with PCB design including schematic capture, layout, fabrication and assembly oversight, board bring-up, and DVT.
• Experience designing electrical systems that integrate compute modules, sensors, routers, and batteries.
• Familiarity with thermal design and management in compact, sealed enclosures.
• Hands-on prototyping experience; must be comfortable working in a fast-paced, early-stage program environment with ambiguous and incomplete requirements and aggressive milestones.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills; ability to work effectively with mechanical, software, and systems engineering teams.
• Proven ability to work independently — set direction, make decisions, and drive to closure without close oversight.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Stock options

Pay

Base Salary: $165,000 - $195,000 (DOE)

Schedule

Full-time, on-site at Sunnyvale HQ