Atoms
Lead Electrical Engineer
$195K–$246K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 25, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 3+ years of experience leading complex electrical engineering projects.
- Education
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
About the job
Leads electrical engineering for autonomous vehicles, owning vehicle electrical architecture and guiding hardware from prototypes through scaling, integration, testing, and deployment.
What you'll do
- Own electrical strategy for drive-by-wire and carrier boards; mentor engineers and lead design reviews.
- Design and integrate vehicle communication, custom circuit boards, and compute carrier boards with firmware.
- Develop hardware validation and troubleshooting processes, and support fleet installation and deployment.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- Strong experience designing multi-layer PCBs and high-speed signaling.
- Deep familiarity with embedded systems, firmware architecture, and real-time control applications.
- Familiarity with automotive communication protocols and hands-on hardware testing, validation, and debugging.
Pay
$195,000 - $246,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers
AI focus
The role supports electrical systems for on-road autonomous vehicles; the posting describes Atoms' broader work as building Physical AI.
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