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Salary: USD 195,000 - 246,000 / annual
Atoms is building Physical AI—real-world robots for industries including food, mining, and transport. The company integrates hardware, software, AI, operations, and manufacturing to deploy autonomous systems at scale.
As Lead Electrical Engineer, you will own the electrical architecture for next-generation autonomous vehicles, guiding hardware development from prototyping through high-volume production. You will serve as a key technical leader, bridging PCB design and low-level firmware to ensure safe, redundant, and responsive autonomous platforms.
Key responsibilities:
• Technical Leadership: Own the overarching electrical strategy for vehicle drive-by-wire and carrier boards. Mentor junior engineers, drive design reviews, and establish rigorous standards for hardware development.
• Vehicle Integration: Analyze and document CAN bus, CAN FD, direct signaling, and vehicle-specific communication protocols on passenger and commercial platforms.
• Drive-by-Wire Development: Design and implement custom circuit boards for electronic and actuator-based vehicle operation, collaborating cross-team on firmware, wiring, and connectors.
• Carrier Board Design & Firmware Integration: Design multi-layer carrier boards for compute units handling real-time control systems, including high-speed differential signaling and mixed-signal circuits.
• 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.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field. 3+ years of experience leading complex electrical engineering projects. Strong PCB design experience with multi-layer boards and high-speed signaling. Deep familiarity with embedded systems, firmware architecture, and real-time control applications. Familiarity with automotive communication protocols (CAN, LIN, Ethernet). Hands-on experience with hardware testing, validation, and debugging tools. Ability to lead and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment.
Based in San Francisco office, five days per week onsite.
