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Senior Electronics Engineer

Seasats · San Diego, CA · On-site

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About Seasats

Missions completed for defense, science, and commercial customers around the world. Backed by Techstars.

About the role

Seasats operates a growing fleet of unmanned surface vehicles around the world, and we’re rapidly scaling production and deployment. We’re hiring an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to own and ship reliable hardware across power, communications, and payload systems.

What they're looking for

  • BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience with 5+ years of hands-on designing and shipping hardware in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong fundamentals in electrical system design, including power distribution, battery management, and control systems
  • Experience taking PCB designs from schematic and layout (we use Altium Designer) through bring-up, debug, and production (50+ units)
  • Experience building and integrating real-world electromechanical systems (motors, drives, sensors, compute, and networking)
  • Experience with embedded platforms (MCUs, Jetson, etc.) and common interfaces (CAN, I2C, SPI, Ethernet, USB)
  • Hands-on debugging across electrical, firmware, and system-level issues, with familiarity in C/C++, Python, or similar for testing and automation
More about this role

Role: Senior Electronics Engineer

Seasats operates a growing fleet of unmanned surface vehicles around the world, and we’re rapidly scaling production and deployment. We’re hiring an experienced Senior Electronics Engineer to own and ship reliable hardware across power, communications, and payload systems.

You’ll work closely with engineering and production teams to deliver systems that operate in demanding and remote environments for long durations. The systems you build are difficult to access once deployed, so reliability and judgment matter. This role will require balancing speed, reliability, and manufacturability while taking responsibility for pragmatic tradeoffs.

This role spans electronic hardware design, battery systems, communications, and power architecture. You’ll take systems from concept through deployment, with a focus on hardware that works reliably outside controlled environments.

Work is iterative and fast-paced – you’ll prioritize high-risk areas early, make progress with incomplete information, and revisit or discard designs as needed to stay on track.

  • Own system-level electrical design and architectural decisions, making hard tradeoffs between power,...

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