Silicon Dreams
Founding Electrical Engineer
$95K–$200K
Menlo Park · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years; engineering club, commercial and research internships included.
- Education
- Preferred: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related.
- Visa sponsorship
- Immigration support.
About the job
Design and manufacture electrical architectures for autonomous systems, taking electronics from concept through board bring-up, testing, and high-rate production.
What you'll do
- Design mixed-signal and flex PCBs, embedded systems, and BLDC motor electronics; own schematics through layout.
- Bring up and debug electronics, write firmware and test scripts, and validate designs for EMI/EMC robustness.
- Own DFM/DFT, supplier coordination, manufacturing documentation, and end-of-line test fixtures and procedures.
What they ask for
- 2+ years designing and bringing up real electronic hardware, including engineering clubs, commercial or research internships.
- Proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Altium, KiCad, or equivalent.
- Foundation in analog and digital design, including signal chains, ADCs, sensors, power, and signal integrity.
- Hands-on bench debugging, embedded systems and firmware experience, scripting for test automation or data analysis, and strong circuit theory and electromagnetics.
Nice to have
- Experience with sensor electronics, BLDC and power electronics, motor or magnetics simulation, RF/wireless links, flex PCBs, EMC/EMI, or embedded communications protocols.
- Experience taking products from concept to production, including FOC control or motor cogging calibration techniques.
Pay
$95,000 – $200,000 USD annual base salary
Tools
Altium, KiCad, Python, Rust, FEMM, Ansys Maxwell, BLE, ESB
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