Senior Electrical Engineer

About The Role

This role will influence the design of the next generation of Digit, aimed at meeting customer needs at a commercial scale. The Senior Engineer will help drive the robot design and will develop robust and reliable electronics for this robot generation. Collaboration with a multi-discipline team of engineers is essential to understand product requirements and ensure designs are robust and production-ready.

Location

This position offers flexibility, with the option to be based within commuting distance of our Salem, OR headquarters or remotely in the San Francisco Bay Area. Remote candidates should anticipate regular travel to Salem, typically one week per month.

About The Work

The Senior Electrical Engineer's responsibilities include:

• Implementing major subsystem designs.
• Participating in cross-functional design reviews.
• Executing rapid prototyping and bring-up of electrical systems at the board level.
• Ensuring that design for test, manufacturing, and assembly test capabilities are implemented.
• Participating in debugging efforts and root cause analysis for hardware and software defects.
• Managing through ambiguity.

About You

Candidates should possess the following qualifications:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
• 7 or more years of electrical design experience
• Deep experience with Altium for schematic entry and PCB layout
• Experience with motors and motor control, particularly BLDC motors
• Experience in embedded controls, high-speed differential signaling, microcontrollers, memory buses, digital design, and power electronics

Preferred to have:

Candidates with the following will be highly regarded:

• An advanced degree with robotics experience
• A strong understanding of structured product development (including requirements-driven engineering, comprehensive documentation, and rigorous verification)
• Experience with engineering verification test development and execution