Contract Robotics Engineer Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Description

Ghost Robotics is the industry leader in legged robotic systems that not only help our customers solve complex operational, national security, and technical challenges to save lives, reduce harm and improve outcomes. 

About the Role 

We are hiring a Senior Engineer, Electronics to own the electrical architecture of critical subsystems on Ghost's Q-UGV platform as we scale for defense, homeland, public safety, and enterprise customers worldwide. This is not a role where you will execute a spec someone else handed down. You will set the design direction, make the hard tradeoffs between power, thermal, cost, and manufacturability, and carry PCBs from concept through field deployment. 

You will report to the Head of Electronics and Firmware and work shoulder to shoulder with firmware, mechanical, controls, and supply chain. You will be the senior electronics authority on your boards, accountable for schematic decisions, layout quality, DFM and DFT outcomes, and the success of every contract manufacturer handoff. 

What You Will Do 

• Own the electrical design of critical subsystems on the Q-UGV platform, including motor control, position and IMU sensing, high speed communications, and battery management. 
• Integrate diverse payload sensors (RGB, thermal/IR, time of flight, gas, audio, and task specific) onto the platform, translating customer functional requirements into production ready electronics. 
• Drive PCB schematic capture and layout from prototype through bring up, debug, and volume production, and work directly with contract manufacturers on fab, assembly, and yield. 
• Design and review power architectures for battery powered systems, including regulator selection, power distribution, and protection circuits appropriate for ruggedized deployment. 
• Lead design reviews, mentor junior electronics engineers, and raise the bar on schematic quality, layout discipline, and revision control hygiene across the team. 
• Debug hardware systematically at the bench and in the field, isolating root cause across electrical, firmware, and mechanical boundaries. 
• Partner with the Head of Electronics and Firmware on architecture decisions, technology selection, and long-range electronics roadmap. 

Requirements

What You Bring 

• 7+ years of hands-on PCB schematic and layout design experience, with at least one full product cycle taken from concept to volume production. 
• Demonstrated ownership of prototype PCB assembly, bring up, and debug, and direct experience working with contract manufacturers on fab and assembly. 
• Strong high speed digital layout experience, including signal integrity awareness on interfaces such as Ethernet (up to gigabit), USB 3.x, and PCIe. 
• Proven experience designing power electronics for battery powered systems, including regulator design and power line layout for mid to high power applications. 
• Expertise in Altium Designer. 
• Disciplined revision control practices and rigorous hardware documentation habits. 
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field. 

What Sets You Apart 

• Brushless DC motor controller design experience. 
• Battery Management System (BMS) design experience. 
• Experience with legged, wheeled, or aerial robotic platforms, or other ruggedized mobile systems. 
• Hands on experience integrating NVIDIA Jetson or similar compute modules into a full electronics design. 
• Track record of mentoring junior engineers and leading technical design reviews. 

Location 

Philadelphia, PA. This is a full-time, on-site role. No remote candidates will be considered at this time. 

Travel 

None required, though domestic and international opportunities exist for engineers who want field exposure. 

Compensation 

Competitive base salary, full benefits, and a highly motivating equity incentive package. Flexible time off policy. We focus on output, impact, and the ability to work alongside a stellar interdisciplinary team. 

Additional Information 

Clear standard background checks are required pre-hire, post-hire, and at any time during employment. Permanent U.S. residency is required.