Senior Electrical Engineer - Robotics (m/f/d)

Job description

**About the Role at RobCo** RobCo is building the category of Autonomous Industrial Robotics and we're doing it fast. We believe that automating the ordinary frees humans to do the extraordinary, and we're building the end-to-end robotics infrastructure to make that possible - hardware, software, and AI in one stack that just works. As our Senior Electrical Engineer - Robotics (m/f/d), you act as the electrical core of our robotics engineering team, taking complete ownership of our hardware platforms from early prototyping through to series production. You bridge high-speed autonomous robotic development with robust engineering processes, ensuring our hardware meets the highest quality and safety standards, and set up efficient systems and engineering gates that empower the broader team to work with clarity, focus, and speed. **Your Responsibilities** - Own the full electrical picture: Design and execute schematic capture, multi-layer PCB layout, cable harness design, connector selection, and part specification. - Drive end-to-end prototyping and series production: Build PCBs, circuits, and wiring systems, taking dynamic initial concepts all the way through to scalable manufacturing. - Establish engineering processes: Build standard QA frameworks, engineering gates, and operational systems that allow the team to stay focused, execute rapidly, and succeed. - Ensure quality, compliance, and safety: Act as the primary gatekeeper for electrical quality while navigating applicable industry safety standards and regulatory compliance. - Engine for high-speed execution: Balance fast-paced autonomous robotic iteration with pragmatic, right-sized QA processes tailored to current development stages. - Design motion system architectures: Develop and optimize 24V/48V power distribution, motor/servo drive integration, and sensor interfaces to ensure high signal integrity and thermal efficiency. - Collaborate cross-functionally: Work shoulder-to-shoulder with firmware and software teams on board bring-up, microcontroller integration, and system-level debugging. - Manage DFM/DFT and supplier relationships: Work directly with contract manufacturers and in-house assembly teams to oversee BOM costs, component sourcing, and engineering change control. **We're looking for someone who has:** - Completed vocational training or a degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a comparable field. - Several years of experience in full-cycle electrical design (analog, digital, and power circuits) across multiple companies, taking products from concept to market. - Deep technical background in Altium, multi-layer PCB layout, microcontrollers (ARM Cortex, STM32), motion systems (24/48V power, motor drives, encoders, sensor interfaces), and EMC/thermal layout strategies. - Solid grasp of DFM/DFT principles, cable harness design, signal integrity, and direct collaboration with contract manufacturers. - Proactive, end-to-end ownership mindset with a pragmatic working style and a drive to establish scalable processes in a high-growth environment. - Very good English skills (German is a plus). - Nice to have: Familiarity with industrial protocols (EtherCAT, Profinet, Modbus, CAN, Ethernet) and exposure to relevant standards/safety concepts (CE/Machinery Directive, ISO 10218, EMC standards, STO, PL/SIL). **Why join RobCo?** - Develop modular, software-defined robotics solutions with us that set new standards in automation. - Help us build robots equipped with state-of-the-art AI that perceive their environment, analyze data, and make intelligent decisions in real time. - As part of a very dynamic and fast-growing scale-up, you will take on responsibility from day one, drive your own projects, and see the direct impact of your work. - Flat hierarchies, open communication, and regular 360° feedback enable fast decisions and support your professional and personal development. - Wellpass membership (7,200+ studios across Germany), regular team events, and a team that takes both the work and the culture seriously. - Flexible working hours, a modern office, and—depending on the role—the option to work from home. - Regular team events—from relaxed beer & pizza nights on the rooftop terrace to shared experiences on ski trips or at Oktoberfest. **About RobCo** Founded in Munich in 2020, RobCo leads the transition toward fully Autonomous Industrial Robotics. Our mission is to deploy RobCo in every factory - solving the industrial labor shortage through end-to-end robotics that just works. Powered by Physical AI, our solutions combine a scalable modular hardware architecture with intelligent software that adapts to your use case, improves over time, and requires zero upfront investment through our Robotics-as-a-Service (RaaS) model. We solve our customers' most pressing pain points - labor shortage, cost pressure, workplace safety, and national reshoring - across the full spectrum of Autonomous Industrial Robotics. With $160M raised from investors including Lightspeed, Lingotto Innovation, and Sequoia, 200+ people globally, and 2.5M+ operating hours in the field, we are deploying robots in factories across Europe and the United States - with our US operations headquartered in Austin, TX, and our RobCo Bay Area Demo Lab in San Francisco. *Don’t meet every single requirement? If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.* *At RobCo, applicants are selected regardless of ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation. All decisions throughout the recruitment process are based solely on applicants’ qualifications, skills, knowledge, and experience, as well as relevant business requirements.*