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Manager, Electrical Engineering

Mind Robotics · Palo Alto · On-site

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About Mind Robotics

Mind Robotics builds intelligent, broadly capable robots for industrial deployment in high-impact environments. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.

About the role

We are looking for our Electrical Engineering Lead to own the end-to-end electrical architecture for our advanced robotic systems. This is a hands-on, deeply technical leadership role for an engineer who leads from the bench, personally driving schematic design, PCB layout, and low-level fault isolation, rather than managing from a distance.

What they're looking for

  • Technical degree in EE (or equivalent) with 8+ years of full-cycle board development (schematic to production) for complex robotic, automotive, or electromechanical systems
  • A first-principles engineer who actively designs, lays out, and debugs hardware rather than managing purely from a distance
  • Deep, hands-on experience with EtherCAT (topology, distributed-clock sync, PDO mapping) for distributed actuation and sensing
  • Mastery of at least one core domain—power electronics/motor drives or sensor/mixed-signal front-ends—with broad fluency across both
  • Strong grasp of high-current power architectures, rail partitioning, budgeting, and circuit protection (OVP/UVP/OCP/OTP)
  • Solid command of EMI/EMC, grounding, and ESD mitigation in noisy, motor-dense environments
More about this role

Mind Robotics is building Physical AI for real-world industrial deployment, starting with the factory floor. We believe the hardest problems in AI are solved when researchers and engineers are hands-on with the physical world every day - and we're looking for people who are passionate about robotics, value ownership, and are excited to tackle difficult problems. Join us if you want to move beyond digital intelligence and put intelligence into motion.

We are looking for our Electrical Engineering Lead to own the end-to-end electrical architecture for our advanced robotic systems. This is a hands-on, deeply technical leadership role for an engineer who leads from the bench, personally driving schematic design, PCB layout, and low-level fault isolation, rather than managing from a distance.

As a technical authority and mentor, you will elevate the team’s standard for engineering excellence while making critical trade-offs across power electronics, motor drives, high-speed sensing stacks, and EtherCAT-based distributed actuation.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and scale the EE team (power electronics, sensing, and electrical design) while raising the technical bar through hiring and...

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