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Carbon Robotics · 1 day ago

Sr. Electrical Engineer, PCB Design

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$150K/yr - $205K/yr

8+ years exp

Carbon Robotics is a company innovating in the agricultural technology space with their LaserWeeder™ product. The Sr. Electrical Engineer, PCB Design will be responsible for designing circuit boards for various applications, ensuring reliable and safe products for customers.

AgTechArtificial Intelligence (AI)RoboticsSoftware

Hiring Manager

Bruna Afonso

Responsibilities

Design PCBs for diverse applications including laser control systems, motor drives, power distribution, control panels, vehicle ECUs, and sensor interfaces

Create high-speed digital boards for embedded computing, image processing, and real-time control systems

Develop power electronics PCBs handling high currents for motor control and power distribution

Design mixed-signal boards integrating precision analog, digital processing, and power management

Optimize PCB layouts for EMI/EMC compliance, thermal management, and automotive reliability standards

Implement design for manufacturing (DFM) and design for test (DFT) strategies across product lines

Collaborate with firmware teams on microcontroller selection, memory architecture, and peripheral interfaces

Support contract manufacturers through prototyping, bring-up, test development, and production ramp

Qualification

PCB designAltium DesignerPower electronicsEmbedded systemsHigh-speed digital designMixed-signal designThermal managementCommunication interfacesManufacturing processesCost optimizationSoft skills

Required

8-15 years experience in PCB design for embedded systems and power electronics

Expert proficiency in Altium Designer (v18+) including multi-board projects and multi layer designs as well as analytical design optimization tools

Proficiency in embedded systems including microcontrollers, FPGAs, and communication interfaces

Significant experience with power electronics layout including thermal management and high-current routing

Experience with high-speed digital design (DDR interfaces, differential pairs, impedance control)

Previous experience developing PCBs for agricultural/automotive/aerospace applications that meet strict environmental (vibration, temperature, high humidity, EMC) and regulatory requirements

Understanding of manufacturing processes, component selection, and cost optimization

Willingness to travel ~10% of the time to support products in the production & field environments with a demonstrated ability to work directly with internal and external stakeholders/customers

BS+ in Electrical Engineering or related field