{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"cea5f8616e438c8fb853faba","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/cea5f8616e438c8fb853faba","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/cea5f8616e438c8fb853faba","title":"Sr. Electrical Engineer","description":"Job Description:\nWe are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer contractor to support robotics hardware development within Amazon’s Industrial Robotics Group. You will contribute to system-level electrical architecture across multi-board robotic platforms, execute board designs from schematic through bring-up, and provide technical review of external design partners’ schematic and layout work as directed by FTE engineers. You will perform design trade-off analysis — MCU/SoC selection, interface topology, power architecture, and sensor integration — across multiple concurrent projects, working with minimal supervision alongside a small, fast-moving hardware team led by full-time Amazon engineers.\nKey Responsibilities-\nContribute to system-level electrical architecture (block diagrams, interface definitions, voltage domains) for multi-board robotic platforms spanning compute, motor control, sensing, and communication subsystems\nReview schematics produced by external design partners (ODMs, contract engineering firms), validating component selection and design trade-offs, and flagging misalignment with the system architecture\nExecute electrical design for PCBAs supporting robotic actuator and manipulation systems — including schematic capture, layout, component selection, subsystem architecture, and design for signal integrity, manufacturability, and testability. Design in Altium.\nPerform MCU/SoC architecture trade studies and component selection analysis (e.g., evaluating ARM Cortex-R/M MCUs, EtherCAT port constraints, package options, peripheral availability) across motor control and sensor interface boards\nDesign and review PCB layouts for multi-layer boards with high-speed digital interfaces (Ethernet, GMSL, USB, MIPI CSI-2, CAN-FD), ensuring impedance control, power integrity, and EMC compliance. Perform layout for simple-to-medium boards or simple-to-medium changes on complex boards (in Altium), and coordinate with external layout houses on PCB layout execution for complex PCBs.\nDesign power distribution systems including DC-DC converters, LDOs, power sequencing, load switches, and protection circuits for multi-voltage robotic subsystems; debug PMIC behavior and perform root-cause analysis on power delivery issues\nCollaborate with PCB fabrication vendors — stackup selection, DFM review, material trade-offs, Gerber release coordination, and alternate vendor sourcing across multiple concurrent builds\nPerform board bring-up, functional verification, root cause analysis, and debug using standard lab equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, multimeter, soldering/rework tools)\nPartner with firmware engineers on hardware-software co-development, peripheral interface definition, and BSP bring-up\nManage design documentation including block diagrams, schematics, BOMs, design rationale, constraint files, and test reports\nSupport multiple boards simultaneously at different NPI stages (schematic, layout, fab, bring-up)\nRequired Qualifications-\n8+ years of experience in PCBA-level circuit design for robotics, industrial, automotive, or consumer electronics\nExperience reviewing designs produced by external engineering teams or ODMs and providing technical feedback on component selection and design trade-offs\nProficiency with Altium Designer — schematic capture and PCB layout\nExperience with subsystem architecture and high-level electrical design for multi-board embedded systems\nHands-on board bring-up and debug experience with standard EE test equipment\nStrong experience with communication interfaces: Ethernet (100Base-T1, 1000BASE-T), USB, MIPI CSI, SPI, I2C, CAN-FD\nExperience with EtherCAT hardware architecture — daisy-chain topology, PHY selection\nExperience with power architecture design — switching regulators, LDOs, power sequencing, high-current distribution, PMIC integration\nExperience with motor driver circuits, gate drivers, or power stage design for BLDC actuators\nExperience managing PCB fabrication vendors — stackup review, DFM, material availability, and multi-vendor coordination\nExperience with signal integrity fundamentals — constraint development, impedance control, timing budget analysis\nAbility to work independently on multiple concurrent board designs at different stages with minimal supervision\nPay: From $40.00 per hour\nWork Location: In person","company":"Excelon Solutions","rawCompany":"excelon solutions","city":"Alameda","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-08-04T22:49:21.534Z","occupations":[{"code":"17-2072.00","title":"Electronics Engineers, Except Computer","slug":"electronics-engineers-except-computer"},{"code":"17-2071.00","title":"Electrical Engineers","slug":"electrical-engineers"},{"code":"17-2199.00","title":"Engineers, All Other","slug":"engineers-all-other"}],"industries":[{"code":"334418","title":"Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing","slug":"printed-circuit-assembly-electronic-assembly-manufacturing"},{"code":"335314","title":"Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing","slug":"relay-and-industrial-control-manufacturing"},{"code":"333248","title":"All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"all-other-industrial-machinery-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Sr. Electrical Engineer","description":"Job Description:\nWe are seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer contractor to support robotics hardware development within Amazon’s Industrial Robotics Group. You will contribute to system-level electrical architecture across multi-board robotic platforms, execute board designs from schematic through bring-up, and provide technical review of external design partners’ schematic and layout work as directed by FTE engineers. You will perform design trade-off analysis — MCU/SoC selection, interface topology, power architecture, and sensor integration — across multiple concurrent projects, working with minimal supervision alongside a small, fast-moving hardware team led by full-time Amazon engineers.\nKey Responsibilities-\nContribute to system-level electrical architecture (block diagrams, interface definitions, voltage domains) for multi-board robotic platforms spanning compute, motor control, sensing, and communication subsystems\nReview schematics produced by external design partners (ODMs, contract engineering firms), validating component selection and design trade-offs, and flagging misalignment with the system architecture\nExecute electrical design for PCBAs supporting robotic actuator and manipulation systems — including schematic capture, layout, component selection, subsystem architecture, and design for signal integrity, manufacturability, and testability. 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