Electrical Engineer (All Levels)

Electrical Engineer (All Levels), Diagnostics Engineering
Palo Alto, CA (on-site)

We build humanoid robots that work alongside people to solve labor shortages and create abundance.

The Role
As an Electrical Engineer on the Diagnostics Engineering team, you'll improve the reliability of our robots by developing electrical modifications, diagnostic tools, and root cause analysis methods. You’ll design solutions to systemic electrical issues, create tools that speed up and improve diagnostics, and evaluate robots in service. Your work will intersect hardware, software, and operations, ensuring our fleet continues to operate at peak performance.

You Will

• Design, prototype, and validate electrical improvements to address field failures and deploy updates across the fleet

• Analyze fleet-wide failure trends to identify systemic electrical issues and propose design improvements

• Build diagnostic tools such as test fixtures, breakout boards, and software scripts to enhance fault isolation and testing accuracy

• Assess incoming robots to identify electrical failures, execute diagnostic procedures, and document root causes

• Assign and oversee repair work, ensuring outbound robots meet electrical performance standards

• Create and refine diagnostic procedures and test protocols for improved efficiency and accuracy

• Communicate findings and design recommendations to hardware engineering teams for production implementation

• Collaborate across engineering teams to implement improvements and manage rollouts

Must Have

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with electrical systems, robotics, or electromechanical products

• Proven ability to diagnose complex electrical failures through systematic analysis

• Experience designing and validating electrical improvements in hardware systems

• Experience building electrical test fixtures, diagnostic tools, or custom electronics

• Proficiency with lab test equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analyzers, and logic analyzers

• Software skills for building diagnostic tools (Python, shell scripting, or similar)

• Working knowledge of power systems, motor drives, sensors, PCBAs, and wire harnesses

• Strong technical writing and documentation skills

• Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and communicate technical findings

• Hands-on comfort with soldering, wire harness rework, and electrical assembly

• Full-time availability for on-site work in Palo Alto

Benefits & Compensation

• Salary Range: $95k - $250k

• Health, dental, and vision insurance

• 401(k) with company match

• Paid time off and holidays

Equal Opportunity Employer
1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.