Head of Electrical Engineering

Maven Robotics
Santa Clara, CA
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have 10+ years of technical leadership in electrical engineering for robotics or industrial automation.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 10+ years of technical leadership in robotics or industrial automation hardware
    — “10+ years of electrical engineering experience developing complex electronic hardware, including significant technical leadership or engineering management experience.”
  • Individuals who have successfully scaled hardware teams and managed production transitions
    — “Experience scaling hardware engineering teams and transitioning products from rapid prototyping to volume manufacturing.”

Things to consider

  • The role requires hands-on technical involvement despite leadership responsibilities
    — “This is a hands-on leadership role where you will define technical strategy, drive hardware architecture, build and mentor a high-performing engineering team, and ensure successful execution from early prototypes through production.”
  • Candidates should be prepared to work in a systems-thinking, fast-moving environment
    — “We work at the intersection of advanced research and real-world engineering, turning ideas into prototypes and deployed systems.”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize technical depth in embedded systems and power electronics with project examples
    — “Deep expertise in one or more areas of compute hardware, high-speed digital design, power electronics, or motor control, with broad understanding across the remaining disciplines.”
  • Showcase leadership in cross-functional teams with specific collaboration examples
    — “Collaborate closely with mechanical, software, controls, AI, systems, and manufacturing teams to define requirements, resolve integration challenges, and optimize system performance.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Led the development of electrical hardware systems
  • Overseen end-to-end electrical hardware development
Typical background
Electrical EngineeringRoboticsAutonomous Systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Electrical EngineeringHigh-speed Digital DesignPower ElectronicsMotor ControlsSystem IntegrationEmbedded SystemsPCB DesignSimulationPrototypingProduction Release

Preferred

RoboticsAutonomous SystemsAI In Engineering

Stack & domain

Electrical EngineeringHigh-speed Digital DesignPower ElectronicsMotor ControlsSystem IntegrationAltium DesignerEmi/emcThermal ManagementIndustrial Hardware ReliabilityLeadershipProblem-solvingCommunicationTeam ManagementRoboticsManufacturingLogistics

About the role

Original posting from Maven Robotics via Greenhouse

About Maven

Maven Robotics designs, builds, and deploys intelligent robotics for logistics and manufacturing. Maven is building the first general-purpose robotics system for industrial work. Our mission is to activate autonomous labor at scale and build toward infinitely elastic industrial capacity. We’re a team of engineers, researchers, and operators who have spent our careers working on the hardest problems in AI, robotics, engineering, and autonomous systems. We work at the intersection of advanced research and real-world engineering, turning ideas into prototypes and deployed systems.

At Maven, we build around the realities of industrial work. The robots are designed from first principles for complex physical environments and rigorous commercial standards. They master real tasks that deliver immediate impact, industrial-grade reliability, and intelligence that compounds at scale. We’re growing an ambitious team of people who think in systems, move quickly, and are builders at heart.

About the Role

As the Head of Electrical Engineering at Maven Robotics, you will lead the development of electrical hardware systems that power our next-generation robotic platforms. You will oversee all aspects of electrical engineering, including compute hardware, high-speed digital design, power electronics, motor controls, and system integration. This is a hands-on leadership role where you will define technical strategy, drive hardware architecture, build and mentor a high-performing engineering team, and ensure successful execution from early prototypes through production. You will work closely with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver reliable, high-performance robotic systems at scale.

What You'll Do

Lead and grow the Electrical Engineering team, providing technical direction, mentorship, and oversight across compute hardware, high-speed digital design, power electronics, and motor control systems.

Own the overall electrical architecture and hardware development roadmap, driving key technical decisions, component selection, and system-level trade studies.

Oversee end-to-end electrical hardware development, including schematic design, PCB layout, simulation, prototyping, board bring-up, validation, and production release.

Drive the design and integration of complex electrical systems, including embedded compute platforms, high-speed interfaces, power conversion, distribution, and motor drive electronics.

Collaborate closely with mechanical, software, controls, AI, systems, and manufacturing teams to define requirements, resolve integration challenges, and optimize system performance.

Establish engineering best practices, design review processes, testing standards, and documentation to ensure hardware quality, reliability, and scalability.

Partner with suppliers and manufacturing teams to support component sourcing, design for manufacturability (DFM), production readiness, and hardware lifecycle management.

Recruit, develop, and mentor a high-performing team while remaining hands-on in critical design decisions, technical problem-solving, and hardware debugging.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.

10+ years of electrical engineering experience developing complex electronic hardware, including significant technical leadership or engineering management experience.

Proven experience leading electrical engineering teams and delivering complex hardware products from concept through production.

Strong technical background in electrical system architecture, circuit design, PCB development, and hardware integration.

Deep expertise in one or more areas of compute hardware, high-speed digital design, power electronics, or motor control, with broad understanding across the remaining disciplines.

Experience with embedded systems, high-speed interfaces, power distribution, signal/power integrity, and electrical design for reliability.

Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, troubleshooting, design verification, and validation of complex electronic systems.

Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance technical execution, team development, and cross-functional priorities.

Nice to Have

Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.

Experience leading electrical engineering teams in robotics, autonomous systems, electric vehicles, or industrial automation.

Experience developing hardware for complex robotic platforms, including compute systems, motor drives, battery management, and power distribution.

Proficiency with Altium Designer and electrical simulation tools such as LTspice, PLECS, or SI/PI analysis software.

Experience scaling hardware engineering teams and transitioning products from rapid prototyping to volume manufacturing.

Familiarity with EMI/EMC, functional safety, thermal management, and industrial hardware reliability requirements.

Equal Opportunity

Maven Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Source: Maven Robotics careers (Greenhouse)

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