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Senior Electrical Engineer
Nimble RoboticsSan Francisco, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 27 Jun 2025
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About Nimble
Nimble is a robotics and AI company inventing and scaling autonomous logistics with intelligent robots to enable fast, efficient, and sustainable commerce. We’re developing generalized robot intelligence and building general-purpose mobile manipulator robots, the first in the world capable of performing all core warehouse functions. We've recently closed a $106M Series C funding round at a $1 billion valuation and we're continuing to grow our all-star team.
Our mission is to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial.
Our long-term vision is to invent the Autonomous Supply Chain – everything from the inside of factories and warehouses to your front door – using next-gen intelligent robotics to deliver faster, more efficient, and more sustainable commerce.
We were founded from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon. We’re backed by the World’s most prestigious investors and Nimble’s Board of Directors includes AI and robotics legends like like Marc Raibert (Founder of Boston Dynamics), Fei-Fei Li (Chief Scientist of AI at Google, Director of Stanford’s AI lab), and Sebastian Thrun (Founder of Google X, Waymo, Kitty Hawk, and Udacity)!
Join us to leave your mark on the future of robotics, AI, and logistics!
Link: Introducing Nimble – Intelligent Fulfillment Robots at Scale
Why Join Nimble?At Nimble, we are committed to building legendary products, a legendary team, and a legendary legacy. Join us and become part of an ambitious, humble, and resourceful culture where your work will leave a lasting impact on the future of robotics and commerce.
Nimble's Core Values:Be relentlessly resourceful - Challenge the status quo. Make the impossible, possible. Do whatever it takes.Be legendary - Be the best at whatever it is that you do. Leave your mark. Motivate and inspire others.Be humble - Leave your ego behind. Have a growth mindset. Learn and improve yourself every day.Be dependable - Take ownership and deliver. Be loyal to your team and Nimble's mission.
About the Role:Help us advance our robotics moonshot by architecting and building large systems for robotic hardware.
You will play a critical role in working with our world-class cross-functional team to architect and build the world’s most advanced robotic systems for the world’s biggest robotics opportunity!
Nimble is a robotics and AI company inventing and scaling autonomous logistics with intelligent robots to enable fast, efficient, and sustainable commerce. We’re developing generalized robot intelligence and building general-purpose mobile manipulator robots, the first in the world capable of performing all core warehouse functions. We've recently closed a $106M Series C funding round at a $1 billion valuation and we're continuing to grow our all-star team.
Our mission is to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial.
Our long-term vision is to invent the Autonomous Supply Chain – everything from the inside of factories and warehouses to your front door – using next-gen intelligent robotics to deliver faster, more efficient, and more sustainable commerce.
We were founded from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon. We’re backed by the World’s most prestigious investors and Nimble’s Board of Directors includes AI and robotics legends like like Marc Raibert (Founder of Boston Dynamics), Fei-Fei Li (Chief Scientist of AI at Google, Director of Stanford’s AI lab), and Sebastian Thrun (Founder of Google X, Waymo, Kitty Hawk, and Udacity)!
Join us to leave your mark on the future of robotics, AI, and logistics!
Link: Introducing Nimble – Intelligent Fulfillment Robots at Scale
Why Join Nimble?At Nimble, we are committed to building legendary products, a legendary team, and a legendary legacy. Join us and become part of an ambitious, humble, and resourceful culture where your work will leave a lasting impact on the future of robotics and commerce.
Nimble's Core Values:Be relentlessly resourceful - Challenge the status quo. Make the impossible, possible. Do whatever it takes.Be legendary - Be the best at whatever it is that you do. Leave your mark. Motivate and inspire others.Be humble - Leave your ego behind. Have a growth mindset. Learn and improve yourself every day.Be dependable - Take ownership and deliver. Be loyal to your team and Nimble's mission.
About the Role:Help us advance our robotics moonshot by architecting and building large systems for robotic hardware.
You will play a critical role in working with our world-class cross-functional team to architect and build the world’s most advanced robotic systems for the world’s biggest robotics opportunity!
Responsibilities
- Design the full power system, design circuits, layouts and PCBs, debug electronics, use all the tools (oscilliscope etc)
- Architect, develop and maintain large electromechanical systems
- Provide input on all aspects of product development from brainstorming to final delivery.
- Welcome new challenges and work independently across disciplines to both investigate issues and identify solutions.
Qualifications
- Fast learner, A-player, great work ethic and ambitious
- BS/MS/Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of Electrical Engineering experience
- Experience developing PCBS, firmware, and testing platforms for mechatronic/robotic systems
- CAN, I2C, SPI, TCP/IP, UART, MQTT
- Experience working with low voltage brushless and brushed electric motors
- Experience designing electronics for high EMI environments
- Experience designing basic analog and digital circuits
- Experience working with embedded systems / microcontrollers
- oscilloscope, multimeter, logic analyzer
- PCB schematics, design, layout, fabrication
- Wiring harnessing, cable management, etc.
- Power electronics design
- Linux, STM32, RTOS
- Embedded systems and firmware - C/C++, Python
Nice To Have
- Experience with robotics and/or industrial automation
Additional Requirements
- Willing to work extended hours and weekends if needed
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