An Electrical Engineer is needed for a contract role at a frontier AI company in San Francisco, CA. This onsite position supports hands-on development in an electronic and electromechanical hardware lab, with a focus on designing, building, testing, and troubleshooting functional systems through iterative refinement.
Working alongside the hardware team, you will help bring up electronic subsystems and circuit boards, document results, and improve lab documentation accuracy by reviewing written and on-screen work instructions.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and bring up electronic systems, including power distribution, DC-DC conversion, and wiring for motors, sensors, cameras, and computing hardware
- Build and modify electrical wiring harnesses, including crimping, soldering, connector installation, and strain relief
- Lead electrical bring-up for new circuit boards and subsystems, performing pre-power checks and collaborating with the hardware team to verify functionality
- Diagnose and troubleshoot electrical faults, documenting failures, root causes, and corrective actions
- Use tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, bench power supplies, soldering stations, crimpers, and harnessing tools for electrical assembly, testing, and troubleshooting
- Review written and on-screen work instructions, identify inaccuracies, and provide feedback to improve technical documentation
Requirements
- 2+ years of hands-on electrical experience
- Experience with electromechanical systems and circuit board bring-up in hardware startups, or through electromechanical, drone, or hobbyist hardware projects
- Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics and component datasheets
- Proficiency using multimeters, oscilloscopes, and bench power supplies for electrical testing and troubleshooting
- Experience with soldering, crimping, wiring harness assembly, and related electrical tools
Technologies
Bonus Qualifications
- Familiarity with actuator communication buses, including CAN, RS-485, or EtherCAT
- Experience with safe lithium battery handling
Benefits
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Employer (HireArt) Subsidized Healthcare Benefits
- Flexible Spending Account for healthcare-related costs
- HireArt covers all costs for short and long-term disability and life insurance
- 401k package
Role Logistics
- Location: San Francisco, CA (onsite)
- Job type: contract
- Compensation: USD 70 per hour
- Experience level: 2+ years
- Contract length: 6 months
- Full-time contract position staffed via HireArt
Recording and Data Collection Notice
This role involves recording your work to support AI training and development. Lab cameras and screen recording on your work device may capture your activities. Depending on the project, you may also be asked to wear sensors such as motion trackers or pressure-sensing gloves that collect biometric data. Before starting, you will receive details about the recording and data collection requirements for your role, how your data will be protected, and the consent process.
Equal Opportunity
HireArt values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. They are interested in every qualified candidate eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, they are not able to sponsor visas or employ corp-to-corp.
