AgZen
Senior Electrical Engineer
Somerville, MA · Senior · Full-time
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 18 days ago
Computer VisionPCB DesignAltiumKiCadEmbedded SystemsElectrical EngineeringPower ElectronicsResearchCommunicationPrecision Agriculture
About the role
- This role sits at the intersection of power electronics, embedded hardware, and mechanical actuation in a demanding real-world environment.
- We are looking for someone who is technically strong, ownership-driven, and energized by the challenge of making hardware work reliably in the field, not just in the lab.
- Engineer solutions that enable our systems to integrate seamlessly with a diverse array of commercial sprayers and agricultural machinery, addressing the unique challenges of retrofitting in the field
Responsibilities
- Engage in electrical system development through all stages (R&D, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, installation, and on field use) by defining requirements, specifying parts, and owning schematic design and layout at the subsystem level
- Productize concepts and engineering designs - including implementation, manufacturability, vendor qualification, cost management, and translating documents and instructions to contract manufacturers
- Build in-depth firmware validation tooling and processes to support mass production of AgZen products
- Develop clear documentation for architectural decisions, schematics, and physical layouts
- Work closely with mechanical and product engineers to build enclosures and actuation systems
- Support critical experiments and real-world testing on agricultural sprayers, helping validate designs and ensure the product performs reliably in operational environments
- Enhance engineering documentation including design reviews, testing, code, architecture, interfaces, and versioning
- If you want to build technology with measurable impact on how the world grows food, this is the place to do it.
Requirements
- Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 6+ years of experience in electrical design, with a demonstrated track record of delivering/shipping high-volume products and/or working in research, prototyping, or early-stage development environments
- Proficiency in interpreting and creating electrical schematics, designing physical layouts (e.g., PCBs or panel/plant layouts), and/or performing hardware/system bring‑up and debug at the lab or field level
- Design experience with motors, motor controllers, power supplies, inverters / converters, and power electronics, including battery-powered systems and efficient power delivery at the edge
- Experience working on products that require high reliability at scale, where field failures have real operational consequences
- Comfort working on small teams where the scope of ownership is broad and the pace is fast
- Experience working with vendors, contractors and managing the working relationship between vendors and full-time employees
- Collaborate across hardware, software and field operations teams to integrate feedback and rapidly respond to customer needs and business priorities when required
- Integrate feedback and rapidly respond to customer needs and business priorities when required
Nice to have
- Graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- Experience with agricultural, industrial, or other ruggedized hardware designed to operate in harsh environments
- Proficiency in PCB assembly and SMD soldering
- Working knowledge of standard communication buses and protocols (CAN, I2C, SPI, RS485)
- Embedded hardware and software debugging skills.
- Familiar with test/debug tools such as JTAG, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and signal generators.
- Familiarity with ISOBUS networks
Compensation
- The opportunity to make an immediate and visible impact in a fast-growing company, competitive salary, early-employee equity, 401(k) with employer matching, 6 weeks of PTO, paid holidays and health insurance.
Benefits
- The opportunity to make an immediate and visible impact in a fast-growing company, competitive salary, early-employee equity, 401(k) with employer matching, 6 weeks of PTO, paid holidays and health insurance.
- We are a small, technically deep team working at the intersection of fluid mechanics, computer vision, AI, and real agricultural environments.
Company info
- AgZen is a fast-growing precision agriculture company headquartered in
- What We're Looking For
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