Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable. This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people’s lives more fulfilling.
About The Role
This role is integral to the design of the next generation of Digit, aimed at meeting customer needs at a commercial scale. The Senior Manager of Electrical Engineering, reporting to the Director of Electrical Engineering, is responsible for managing, growing and inspiring our talented team of electrical engineers to help ensure the design and development of robust and reliable hardware. Instilling the importance of cross-functional collaboration and driving a sense of urgency is a must.
This position is based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Domestic travel of up to 15 percent is required.
About The Work:
- Manage the hiring, development and performance of your team, team member loading, execution to schedule, design processes and design reviews
- Promote and proliferate the use of best practices, design standards and high quality documentation
- Delivering outstanding results within schedule and budget
- Build strong relationships with peer managers, and role model cross-team functional collaboration
- Ensure that the team has a safe and collaborative work environment
About You:
- B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
- Outstanding analytical and organizational skills
- Experience in embedded controls, high-speed differential signaling, microcontrollers, memory buses, digital design, and power electronics
- Excellent track record of designing PCBAs and understanding of PCB layout and design techniques for EMC compliance
- Experienced in the use of hardware in the loop testing
- Background in design using motors and motor controllers, with emphasis on BLDC motors
- PLM and PDM experience
- Broad design experience relevant to robotics, including embedded systems, high-speed signals, servo drives, Ethernet/EtherCAT, cameras, LIDAR, IMU, CPU/GPU integration, etc.
Preferred to have:
- Advanced degree with robotics experience
- 7+ years of successful experience working as an engineering manager
- Prior use of Altium
- Understanding of structured product development (requirements-driven engineering, documentation, rigorous verification, etc.)
- Jira/Confluence experience
- Engineering verification, test development and execution
- High-speed design with industry standard interconnects such as PCI ExpressⓇ, USB, Ethernet, EtherCAT, etc.
Full-time Employees are eligible for Benefits:
- 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
- Equity: Company stock options.
- Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
- Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
- Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Time Off:
- Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
- Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 10 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
- On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
- Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
- Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
- Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.
Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies. We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page. If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered. To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.
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