Principle Electronics Engineer - Robotics

Senior Electronics EngineerWe're hiring a Senior Electronics Engineer for a small-team underwater robotics manufacturer in Irvine that builds ROVs used by the Navy, oil and gas operators, marine research groups, and commercial dive teams worldwide. This is a hands-on IC seat where you'll own the electronics side of new product development: schematic capture, PCB design, motor drive, battery systems, embedded firmware, sealed enclosures, and sensor integration on hardware that ships to real customers. If you're at a big company waiting six months for a design review to close, this is the opposite. You'll ship real hardware, fast, on a small team where the person who designs the board also brings it up. Comp: $145,000 to $220,000 base depending on level of experience, DOE, plus performance bonus. Onsite in Irvine.What you'll actually do:Own PCB design in Altium (or transition from Cadence, OrCAD, PADS, Mentor, or KiCad; a 3 to 4 week ramp is fine for someone senior)Design and validate power electronics: DC power distribution, motor drive for underwater thrusters, battery management, charging and protection circuitsWrite and debug embedded firmware on ARM Cortex M, STM32, PSoC, or similar for real-time controlDesign sealed and pressure-rated electronics for underwater operation: conformal coating, enclosure integration, connector selection, waterproofingIntegrate sensors, comms modules, and control systems into finished productRequirements:8 or more years of hands-on electronics design experience on shipping productsStrong PCB design chops with a professional tool (Altium preferred; adjacent tools OK with willingness to transition)Real power electronics or motor drive experience on production hardwareEmbedded firmware fluency at the register level, not just app-layerComfort at a workbench with oscilloscope, logic analyzer, and power supply solving real problemsAbility to work onsite in IrvineBonus points: Marine, subsea, ROV, AUV, UUV, or underwater electronics backgroundSealed, ruggedized, or IP-rated hardware experience (medical implants, aerospace, defense, EV, industrial automation all count)Battery pack design for high-drain applicationsActive DoD clearance (some of our work supports Navy customers)Experience owning a product end to end from prototype through productionMulti-hat, small-team engineering culture experienceWhy this seat over your current job:Small team, so you own the hardware end to end instead of being one specialist on a 40-person programReal product that ships to global customers today, not a lab prototype or PowerPoint conceptHands-on IC track, no forced move into people-management to progressDirect line to the product roadmap; if you think a design should change, you talk to the person who decidesBenefits:Health, dental, vision, and life insurance401(k) with company matchPaid time off and company-paid holidaysProfessional development budgetFast decision cycles and short reporting chainHow to stand out in your application:Send your resume and one paragraph on the most complex board you've owned end to end. Tell us what the board did, what was hard about it, and how you knew it was working. That's the fastest way to move to a call.Logistics:Onsite in Irvine, CAOccasional travel up to 15% for customer sites and sea trialsAbility to lift up to 50 pounds when handling test equipment and prototype hardwareAuthorized to work in the USBenefits:Health, dental, vision, and life insurance401(k) with company matchPaid time off and company-paid holidaysProfessional development budgetFast decision cycles and short reporting chainKnow someone who fits? We pay a $1,500 referral bonus, payable at the 90-day mark, if you refer a candidate we hire. Send them our way or email us directly.