We are seeking a dynamic Senior Electrical Engineer to lead electrical design efforts in robot design, fabrication, assembly, and testing with a solid application of electrical engineering principles and practice. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced and innovative setting. In this role, you will be instrumental in advancing robotics design across multiple industries, ensuring our team delivers exceptional and ground- breaking results. Your primary responsibilities are: - Designing, developing, and analyzing complex/larger electrical/electronic robotic subsystems/components - Performing light fabrication of prototype parts for robots - Supporting junior engineers - Assembling and testing electrical/electronic assembly - Documenting analysis, crafting, and testing results - Developing and making presentations to sponsors and other interested parties - Performing other R&D tasks, such as researching new electrical components - Administrative functions including purchasing materials and handling vendor relations - Other duties as assigned, based upon the needs of the department Required Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering and more than 6 years’ experience OR MS in Electrical Engineering and 3+ years’ experience - Proficiency with systems engineering and project management with significant focus on systems level design and integration - Strong understanding of motion control, brushed and brushless motors, and design of motion controllers - Circuit design and multi-layer PCB layout experience using Altium Designer is required - Experience with embedded system design implementing microcontrollers and FPGAs: strong experience programming in C/C++ for embedded systems; experience programming FPGAs (Verilog or VHDL) - Extensive analog circuit and low-voltage system design experience - Sensor interface design; experience with interfaces such as SPI, I2C, CAN, UART, and standard computer buses is a must - Understanding of the design and debugging of safety-critical electrical systems and experience with electrical system fault detection, prevention, and mitigation - An eagerness to work in a fast paced, rapid design, prototype, and build environment We especially want to hear from you if you have experience or qualifications in any of the following areas: - Experience with UL certification processes - Extensive knowledge of NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC) - Python/Bash scripting, Matlab, C, C++ - Experience with MCU firmware development, Atmel and STM32 - Experience around FGPA development - Industrial IO systems - Experience with High speed routing and fabrication considerations - Imaging and optics - Embedded and industrial computing - Power supply design - Motor controller design and specification - Smart battery design - Familiarity with 3D modeling software (SolidWorks or similar) - Experience in mentoring junior engineers Other Requirements: - Successful pre-employment background check - Travel Requirements: You should be able to travel domestically and be willing to work outside of normal business hours as needed This position will require work on a variety of projects, including projects that involve military/defense applications and/or are funded by military/defense sponsors. Location Pittsburgh, PA Job Function Engineering, Research and Project Scientists Position Type Staff – Regular Full Time/Part time Full time Pay Basis Salary More Information:  - Please visit "" to learn more about becoming part of an institution inspiring innovations that change the world.  - Click to view a listing of employee benefits