Lead, Electrical Engineer

Lead, Electrical Engineer Robot RX Newark, CA Job Details Full-time 7 hours ago Benefits Unlimited paid time off 401(k) Qualifications Power electronics circuit design Electrical compliance testing New product introduction engineering projects Management Team leadership Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standards Regulatory compliance System design for system development Team development Hiring Collaboration with product development teams Digital circuit design Mentoring Design engineering Printed circuit board (PCB) layout Recruiting Leading team collaboration initiatives Design for manufacturability (DFM) Biomedical regulatory compliance Medical devices electrical engineering expertise Legal compliance Cross-functional communication Staff development Full Job Description About Us The American pharmacy system currently struggles to meet patient needs. Long wait times, overworked staff, and outdated infrastructure have compromised reliable access to essential medications. We are addressing these challenges today. We are a stealth-mode physical AI company working on a robotic pharmacy product. We are not just conceptualizing the pharmacy of the future; we are building it now. About the role Lead the electrical engineering design, development, and validation of power, control, motion, and sensing subsystems in our devices Define the electrical architecture and establish component selection standards that balance reliability, cost, and regulatory compliance for a pharmaceutical environment Drive schematic and PCB layout reviews, ensuring designs meet safety, EMC, and relevant medical quality standards before release to manufacturing Partner with the firmware, software, and mechanical engineering leads to align on interface specifications, data handling, signal routing, wire harness definition, and integration timelines across disciplines Spearhead the testing strategy to ensure all validation and verification activities provide sufficient coverage of the product features and expected failure recovery modes Required Qualifications 10+ years of experience in electrical engineering, with at least 3 years leading a team of electrical engineers Track record of shipping complex electromechanical products from concept through mass production, with ownership of major electrical subsystems Deep expertise in analog and digital circuit design, power electronics, and PCB layout, with the ability to set technical direction for the team Experience balancing speed of development with establishing engineering processes such as design reviews, test specifications, and DFM checkpoints Ability to recruit, develop, and mentor electrical engineers while maintaining hands-on involvement in critical design work Previous successful partnerships with mechanical, software, and product teams via excellent cross-functional communication skills Strong understanding of regulatory and compliance considerations relevant to safety-critical or medical-adjacent products (e.g., UL, EMC, IEC standards)

How We Hire Recruiter Screen:

(30 min) Hiring Manager Interview (60 min)

Embedded Technical Interview:

(60 min)

Leadership Interview:

(60 min) What We Offer Early-stage equity in automated pharmacy dispensing at scale Direct impact — your code dispenses medication to real patients Small team, zero bureaucracy, high trust Hard problems: distributed systems, safety-critical software, regulatory compliance, real-time hardware integration Compensations & Benefits Competitive salary Meaningful early-stage equity Health, 401(k), unlimited PTO Why Join Us Now?

Impact & Growth Direct Patient Impact:

Your code will improve healthcare outcomes for millions of patients

Market Leadership:

Ground-floor opportunity to define an entirely new category of healthcare technology

Technical Innovation:

Work on genuinely novel problems at the intersection of AI, robotics, and healthcare

Career Acceleration:

High-visibility role with significant growth potential as the company scales

Team and Culture World-Class Team:

Work alongside exceptional engineers, AI researchers, and healthcare experts

Direct Access:

Work directly with the co-founders — with real autonomy and genuine influence over decisions

Innovation Focus:

Culture that prioritizes breakthrough thinking and rapid experimentation

Mission-Driven:

Team united around the goal of transforming healthcare through technology Our Values Servant Leadership

• Make those around you better Do the Hard Things
• Healthcare, hardware, and company
• building are all hard. We do them anyway. Convenience for us is life-changing for those we serve Own Your Work
• Be accountable. Take pride in your output. We live and die by what you do — own it fully Default is Now
• There's no better time than today.

Default to action. What can we prove, learn, or simplify right now

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