Staff Electrical Engineer, Dexterity
$160-185k
Office located in Redwood City, CA
Robotics for logistics, warehouses, and supply chain
Open for applications
Robotics for logistics, warehouses, and supply chain
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$160-185k
Office located in Redwood City, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
Dexterity's mission is to help people thrive and grow by freeing them to do work that humans do best, by transforming the world to make work more purposeful.
Role
Who you are
- We are looking for a highly experienced, hands-on, Staff Electrical Engineer to join Dexterity’s Hardware Product team
- MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
- Proven experience leading the development of complex products from conception through design, development, and volume manufacturing
- Expertise in circuit and board design, including analog circuits, digital logic, high-speed signals, filtering, high-voltage circuits, component selection, electrical schematics, and PCB layout
- Proficiency with electrical simulation and design tools such as MATLAB and SPICE
- Skilled in troubleshooting control systems, PCBAs, and electrical system issues
- Experience with motors, servo drivers, sensors, communication protocols (EtherCAT, CANBUS, etc.), robot arms, and controllers
- Proficiency in power electronics design (motor drives, SMPS, inverters) and battery-powered systems design
- Experience collaborating with off-shore subcontractors, vendors, and global contract manufacturers
- Familiarity with lab test instruments such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, DC loads, power supplies, and spectrum analyzers
- Experience with hardware product certification processes, best design practices for compliance, and standards (FCC, NFPA 79, UL, CE, IEC)
- Experience with PLM systems (Arena, Agile, Teamcenter) for daily development lifecycle management
- Strong communication and technical skills, with the ability to lead and direct the electrical system development efforts autonomously
- Capable of managing multiple projects and working with global engineering teams with great attention to detail
- Quick learner, able to translate new knowledge into execution autonomously
What the job involves
- As a Staff Electrical Engineer, you will lead the design and lifecycle of electrical systems for robotic automation products. You will oversee system architecture, mentor engineers, develop test plans, prototype designs, and support initial builds and installations
- You would be a crucial player in driving innovation, ensuring product reliability, and enhancing the scalability and cost-effectiveness of our solutions
- Accountability
- Lead the architecture and design of electrical systems for robotic automation products, ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness
- Own the electrical and electronic systems through their life cycle, from conception to volume manufacturing, including design reviews, implementation, and product release
- Responsibilities
- Serve as the technical subject matter expert for electrical and electronic systems, mentoring and guiding engineers on best practices
- Develop and execute electrical test plans to validate system performance
- Prototype and test electrical systems to assess performance and identify design issues
- Ensure design for signal integrity, reduced noise interference, and effective grounding practices for optimal system performance
- Write and maintain electrical design standards and documentation, clearly communicating design considerations and trade-offs
- Support initial product builds at contract manufacturers (CMs) and early installations at customer facilities, including troubleshooting and training
Our take
Dexterity emerged from stealth at an opportune, albeit tough, time in 2020, just as an accelerating labour crunch drove major demand for automated solutions in factories and warehouses. The company managed a major fundraise and immediately moved on to bigger and better things: expanding into the Japanese market, partnering with supply chain automation leader Dematic and achieving unicorn status with a greater than $1 billion valuation.
Unlike other companies which are fixated on developing increasingly sophisticated, more human-like robots, Dexterity’s takes a comparatively simple hardware approach. Its machines take care of highly repetitive tasks, while its SaaS platform shares everything it learns with each robot, amplifying intelligence across the fleet. Rather than seeking to replace human workforces it aims to augment them, freeing skilled workers for more complex tasks.
Considering that the worldwide labour shortage is heavily impacting the industrial sector, Dexterity is in a promising position to continue its upward trajectory over the next few years.. Indeed its recent partnerships with Sumitomo to supply 1,500 Dexterity robots in their warehouses and with FedEx for autonomous trailer loading are encouraging signs of things to come for the company.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
1% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2021
$140m
SERIES B
Jul 2020
$56.2m
SERIES A
Total funding: $196.2m
Company benefits
- Flexible and generous vacation and holidays
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits for you and your family
- Retirement plan (subject to country of employment)
- Wellbeing and fitness offerings
- Insurance programs
- Discounts and perks
- Meals and snacks at our sites
Company HQ
Redwood City, CA
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Leadership
Samir Menon
(CEO)Former Software Design Engineer at Microsoft India R&D, former Research Assistant at Simon Fraser University. Before founding Dexterity they spent 10 years at Stanford University, gaining a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) & Master of Science (M.S.), Computer Science.
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