Electrical Engineer

Who we are:

Paradigm Robotics is an Austin, Texas based robotics startup building rugged, scalable robots for situational awareness in hazardous environments. We serve firefighting, emergency response, public safety, oil & gas, defense, and industrial markets. Our mission is to create a new paradigm of scalable, reliable, and useful robots for real-world hazardous operations - providing critical solutions to the most dangerous problems out there.

We've raised an oversubscribed round from top-tier venture firms. We’re working directly with over 80 of the largest fire departments, law enforcement agencies, industrial teams, and military units across the U.S., including the Air Force, Army, and SERDP. Our robots are built with and for firefighters, first responders, warfighters, and emergency crews.

Why this will be challenging, meaningful, and fun work

We are solving problems that matter. Building robots that operate in fire, heat, debris, water, and chaos is incredibly hard, and building them to scale is even harder. That is why we focus on engineering rigor, rapid iteration, and deep user feedback. We ship real robots into real fires for real customers, which means everyone on the team takes ownership, talks to users, and builds.

We value curiosity, autonomy, and low-ego collaboration, and we celebrate wins while owning mistakes. At the same time, we know how to have fun. From stargazing trips, go-kart races, and off-sites to Tulum, to goldfish pranks that turned into a full aquarium, we work hard and enjoy the ride together. This is a place where you can do your best work, learn a ton, build cool things, and make lifelong friends.

Role:

Electrical Engineer

Role Type:

Full-Time

Start Spring 2026

Role Description:

As an Electrical Engineer, you’ll design and build the electrical backbone of our robots. You'll be responsible for analog and digital circuits, robot bus and wiring design, embedded systems, power distribution, and sensor integration. You’ll work across schematic design, PCB layout, bring-up, embedded debug, and wiring harness development.

This role is hands-on. You’ll be soldering boards, assembling cable harnesses, troubleshooting in the lab and field, and supporting the system through thermal, EMI, and vibration tests. You'll work closely with the mechanical and software teams and own your systems from prototype to field deployment.

We expect you to take initiative, care about details, and own the performance of your systems. You’ll have the autonomy to make high-impact decisions and the responsibility to see them through.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design analog and digital circuits including power regulation, signal conditioning, and sensor interfaces
• Own PCB development, including: schematic capture, layout, and bring-up
• Work closely with mechanical and software engineers to ensure reliable integration
• Troubleshoot and debug system-level electrical issues
• Define and maintain wiring diagrams, harnessing, grounding, and EMI/EMC strategies
• Support sensor selection and integration (thermal, gas, visual, RF, etc.)
• Run and interpret tests for thermal load, EMI, and ruggedness
• Design and fabricate cable harnesses and enclosures for field reliability
• Run SPICE simulations for analog validation, noise analysis, and circuit stability
• Contribute to design reviews and write documentation for design decisions
• Help build the internal standards and test infrastructure for future iterations
• Communicate directly with users as necessary to determine engineering direction for specific features

Who we are looking for:

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience)
• 2 years designing and testing circuit boards for embedded or electromechanical systems
• Proficiency in schematic and layout tools (e.g. Altium, KiCad, Eagle)
• Strong foundation in analog and digital circuit design
• Familiarity with microcontrollers, communication protocols (UART, SPI, I2C, CAN)
• Comfortable with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and firmware-level debugging
• Experience soldering and reworking SMD/SMT boards
• Experience building, testing, and troubleshooting wiring harnesses
• SPICE simulation experience (LTspice, PSpice, etc.)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3 years of experience in hardware-heavy product environments
• Designed boards that have shipped or deployed in the field
• Experience with thermal and EMI/EMC design constraints
• Familiarity with embedded C/C or working closely with firmware engineers
• Experience with cable/harnessing tools (SolidWorks Electrical, RapidHarness, Zuken, etc.)
• Experience in a startup or early-stage hardware team
• Strong entrepreneurial track record being an engineer, founder, or operator at a 0 to 1 startup, able and prepared to support scaling across all aspects of engineering, operations, and business

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willing to work long hours, especially when necessary for critical milestones
• Hands-on in design, assembly, testing, and in-field deployments
• Open to providing mechanical engineering guidance to other team members when needed
• Eager to implement best practices, and fast to communicate needs and desired process changes
• Willing to provide feedback to management and team early and often

Work Environment:

Austin, Texas

In-Person

Monday - Friday/Saturday (5/6 days a week)

40-60 hours a week

Compensation and Benefits:

$100,000-$150,000 (Depending on experience)

0.5%-1.5% Equity

Healthcare (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Unlimited PTO

Relocation Support Offered

Free meals, swag, and more!

Contact:

Please contact talent@paradigmrobotics.tech with any questions. Do not send an application through this email - it will not be screened.

At Paradigm Robotics, we believe the best ideas come from working side by side. We're an office-first team because building breakthrough tech that rolls into burning buildings takes tight feedback loops, fast iteration, and real-time collaboration. That said, we trust our team with autonomy. If you need to work from home once in a while, that's totally fine. What matters is that we deliver together.

We're building robots to keep first responders safe and change how emergency response works. To do that, we need a team with a range of perspectives, backgrounds, and lived experiences. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to a culture where everyone feels ownership, respect, and belonging. If our mission resonates with you, we’d love to meet you.