Electrical Engineer, Robotics Hardware (Robotics)

Location: Irvine, California, United States; listed as on-site, with hybrid or remote options open for exploration

Salary: $70,000–$300,000 annual base pay

Company

hirify.global develops risk-aware, reliable, field-ready AI systems and robotics solutions for complex real-world environments.

What you will do

• Design regulated power systems, voltage rails, DC/DC converters, switches, fuses, grounding schemes, and custom wire harnesses.
• Create PCB schematics and layouts for power distribution, protocol bridging, and embedded control using KiCAD, Altium, or equivalent tools.
• Architect wired and wireless communication systems using Ethernet, USB, CAN, I2C, WiFi, 5G, and related protocols.
• Perform electrical calculations, maintain power and bandwidth budgets, and engineer for signal integrity, EMI/EMC robustness, thermal resilience, and fault isolation.
• Validate power and communications performance, debug system faults with electrical test equipment, and support integration, deployment, and field servicing.
• Work with mechanical, sensor, compute, autonomy, vendor, and contract manufacturing teams to deliver integrated robotic hardware.

Requirements

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• Experience designing and testing low-voltage regulated power systems and custom wire harnesses for robotics or automotive-style systems.
• Proficiency with PCB schematic and layout design using KiCAD, Altium, or equivalent tools.
• Familiarity with USB, Ethernet, CAN, I2C, GMSL, and wireless technologies.
• Experience using oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and EMI/EMC testing setups, with the ability to produce detailed electrical documentation.
• Ability to collaborate across mechanical, compute, sensing, autonomy, and embedded systems domains.

Nice to have

• Experience scaling systems from prototype to large-scale production.
• Experience developing hardware for harsh field environments or deployed autonomous vehicles, drones, and ruggedized robots.
• Systems-level robotics knowledge across electrical, mechanical, and software systems.
• Background in fault protection, EMI/EMC compliance, reliability engineering, and safety-critical design.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a small, fast-moving hardware team focused on improving core capabilities, reliability, and scalability.
• Opportunity to build operational systems and procedures from the ground up.
• Work on robotics solutions deployed in real-world environments.
• Inclusive workplace with evaluation based on merit, qualifications, and performance.
• Hybrid or remote work arrangements may be explored in addition to the listed on-site setup.