Senior Electrical Engineer
Job description
About the Position
Senior Electrical Engineer
San Francisco, CA
Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress. We are transforming the physical world with Physical AI-real-world robots for industries like food, mining, and transport. Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision, making complex physical operations more reliable, scalable, and productive.
We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders. We believe the next great technology companies will transform not only information but the physical systems that shape everyday life.
If you want to work on hard problems with real-world impact, join us.
Responsibilities
- Drive-by-wire development: Design and implement custom circuit boards for electronic and actuator-based vehicle operation, collaborating with other teams on hardware and software.
- Carrier board design & firmware integration: Design carrier boards for vehicle compute, including interfaces with sensors (camera/radar/lidar), logging, GPS, and other peripherals.
- Vehicle integration: Analyze and document CAN bus, CAN FD, direct signaling, and vehicle-specific communication protocols on passenger and commercial platforms.
- Hardware testing: Design, build, and support testing processes and hardware test apparatus for validation and troubleshooting.
- Integration & deployment: Support fleet installations and troubleshoot hardware/firmware issues at testing and deployment sites.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 2+ years of non-internship professional Electrical Engineering experience.
- Strong PCB design experience with multi-layer boards and high-speed signaling.
- Experience with embedded systems.
- Familiarity with common automotive communication protocols like CAN, CAN FD, and SENT.
- Hands-on experience with hardware testing and validation.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment.
We Offer
- Competitive base salary range: $182,000 - $230,000
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Equity awards.
- Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, and Paid Holidays.
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit Plan.
- Team lunch in our SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday.
About the Company
At Atoms, you’ll work on one of the defining challenges of our time - bringing automation into the physical world to drive real, lasting impact. We exist to uncover valuable unknown truths and turn them into progress, which means constantly pushing beyond what’s known and building what doesn’t yet exist. The work is ambitious and often challenging, but it’s grounded in a shared sense of purpose and a team committed to seeing it through together. Our work only matters if it serves others, and we know that meaningful progress depends on the trust of the people we serve and the strength of our team-so we invest in both, creating an environment where you can do your best work and grow.
Ready to join us as we serve those who serve others?
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