Pilgrim

Pilgrim

Electrical Engineer

Redwood City, CA

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 27 days ago
PythonC++Machine LearningPCB DesignAltiumKiCadEmbedded SystemsEMI/EMCMechanical DesignElectrical EngineeringHardware DesignResearchCommunicationActuators

About the role

  • Work across rigid, rigid-flex, and flex circuits while balancing electrical performance, packaging constraints, manufacturability, EMI/EMC, and reliability.
  • Bring up and debug new hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, power supplies, spectrum analyzers, and other standard lab equipment.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop PCBs from schematic capture and component selection through layout, fabrication, assembly, bring-up, and validation.
  • Build and test prototypes, breadboards, and evaluation circuits to validate design concepts before committing to production hardware.
  • Develop circuits for sensing, actuation, embedded compute, communications, and power management subsystems.
  • Design, assemble, and troubleshoot wire harnesses, connectors, and cabling for reliable integration of boards, sensors, actuators, and power systems.
  • Collaborate with mechanical, firmware, software, and systems engineers to integrate electronics into complete electromechanical assemblies.
  • Travel for live demonstrations, field testing, and operator feedback sessions, then use what you learn to improve designs through rapid iteration.

Requirements

  • Portfolio of independent projects demonstrating applied hardware design and prototyping skills (required).
  • Experience debugging systems where issues span multiple domains (analog, digital, RF, power) and root causes are not immediately obvious.
  • Deep familiarity with lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power supplies, logic analyzers, VNAs) and the ability to extract meaningful insight from imperfect measurements
  • Experience with communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART, USB, CAN, or Ethernet).
  • Proven ability to independently design, bring up, debug, and verify complex PCBAs.
  • Understanding of EMI/EMC considerations in board and system-level design.

Nice to have

  • Experience with edge computing platforms, embedded microcontrollers, or SoCs for low-power or connected systems.
  • Experience deploying ML models on embedded systems or working with RTOS-based firmware, with programming skills in C/C++ or Python for firmware development and test automation.
  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering (preferred) or related discipline (e.g., Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering), or demonstrated equivalent capability (formal degree not required).
  • Hands-on experience with PCB design software (KiCad preferred
  • Altium acceptable) and proficiency in mixed-signal circuit design.

Skills

  • Pilgrim is backed by Peter Thiel, Dylan Field, Conviction, Cantos, and Refactor.
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