--- title: 'Electrical Engineer, Robotics Hardware at FieldAI' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/electrical-engineer-robotics-hardware-fieldai-irvine-jexbh6qtwxv1' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Electrical Engineer, Robotics Hardware at FieldAI - **Company:** FieldAI - **Location:** Irvine, CA - **Compensation:** $70k–$300k - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2025-08-12 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/field-ai/e6717cef-ac78-4e67-a8de-33e195490ac8 ## Job description Field AI is transforming how robots interact with the real world. We are building risk-aware, reliable, and field-ready AI systems that address the most complex challenges in robotics, unlocking the full potential of embodied intelligence. We go beyond typical data-driven approaches or pure transformer-based architectures, and are charting a new course, with already-globally-deployed solutions delivering real-world results and rapidly improving models through real-field applications. Hardware Team: The Hardware Team at Field AI develops perception and compute payloads that power autonomous robotics systems in complex real world environments. Our work spans the full hardware stack designing and integrating sensing systems (LiDAR, camera, TOF, IMU, GPS), embedded compute (CPUs, GPUs, microcontrollers, Linux, ROS), electrical systems (power distribution, communication), and mechanical components (structures, thermal regulation, ingress protection). The team focuses on both development (research, design, prototyping, testing) and operations (production, testing, QA, debugging). We’re a small, fast-moving team, and we care deeply about improving: 1) core capabilities, 2) system reliability, 3) system scalability. As a growing team we are also building operational systems and procedures from the ground up. Electrical Systems Role: As an Electrical Engineer on the Hardware Team at Field AI, you will contribute to the design and implementation of electrical systems that enable power and communications across the sense and compute packages. Your work will span across power systems, wire harnesses, PCB design, and communications networks with the goal of ensuring our systems are electrically robust, safe, and scalable. Responsibilities may span the full lifecycle from electrical CAD through production to field support. You will collaborate closely with the mechanical, sensor, and compute teams to build tightly integrated solutions ready for deployment in challenging field environments. Additionally, while your focus will be on electrical systems you will likely contribute across all hardware domains. ## What You Will Get To Do 1. Electrical System Design Power Architecture: Design regulated power systems including voltage rails, DC/DC converters, switches, fuses, and grounding schemes. Wire Harness Design: Design and document robust wire harnesses for power and data lines, including shielding, strain relief, and standard connectors. PCB Design: Create PCBs for power distribution, protocol bridging, and embedded control. Networking & Communication: Architect wired and wireless communication systems (Ethernet, USB, CAN, I2C, WiFi, 5G). Budgets & Tolerances: Maintain system-level power and bandwidth budgets. Ensure electrical tolerance to noise, EMI, and vibration. 2. Electrical System Implementation CAD & Schematics: Create PCB schematics, harness diagrams, pinouts, and complete PCB BOMs using tools like KiCAD or Altium. Calculations: Conduct electrical calculations including current draw, peak power, signal integrity, and fault analysis. Design for Field Conditions: Engineer for EMI/EMC robustness, thermal resilience, and fault isolation under field operating conditions. Testing: Conduct power validation (noise, load, transients), communication tests (bandwidth, latency), and EMI evaluation. Integration: Collaborate with sensor, compute, and mechanical teams to ensure end-to-end system compatibility and robustness. Documentation & Budgets: Maintain PCB schematics and systems level wiring diagrams. Manage system-level power and data bandwidth budgets. 3. Electrical System Production & Servicing Build: Work with vendors and contract manufacturers to procure PCBs and harnesses. Develop QA checks for incoming units. Debug: Investigate system faults using logs, oscilloscopes, analyzers, and power monitors. Support: Provide hands-on support during integration, deployment, and servicing in the field. ## What You Have Education: B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field. Experience Level: We are recruiting across a wide range of experience levels from entry level engineers to senior and staff engineers. Power Systems: Experience designing and testing low-voltage regulated power systems. Harnessing: Hands-on design and integration of custom wire harnesses for robotics or automotive-style systems. PCB Design: Proficiency in PCB schematic and layout using KiCAD, Altium, or equivalent tools. Communication Protocols: Familiarity with USB, Ethernet, CAN, I2C, GMSL, and wireless technologies. Testing & Debugging: Skills using electrical test tools including oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and EMI/EMC setups. Documentation: Ability to produce detailed electrical documentation for design, manufacturing, and servicing. Systems Thinking: Experience working across mechanical, compute, and autonomy teams to deliver robust integrated systems. Cross Functional Robotic Skills: Ability to contribute electrical, sensing, and embedded computing work to deliver robust integrated systems. What Will Set You Apart ## Compensation and Benefits Our salary range is between ($70,000 - $300,000 annual), but we take into consideration an individual's background and experience in determining final salary; base pay offered may vary considerably depending on geographic location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.  Also, while we enjoy being together on-site, we are open to exploring a hybrid or remote option. Why Join Field AI? We are solving one of the world’s most complex challenges: deploying robots in unstructured, previously unknown environments. Our Field Foundational Models™ set a new standard in perception, planning, localization, and manipulation, ensuring our approach is explainable and safe for deployment. You will have the opportunity to work with a world-class team that thrives on creativity, resilience, and bold thinking. With a decade-long track record of deploying solutions in the field, winning DARPA challenge segments, and bringing expertise from organizations like DeepMind, NASA JPL, Boston Dynamics, NVIDIA, Amazon, Tesla Autopilot, Cruise Self-Driving, Zoox, Toyota Research Institute, and SpaceX, we are set to achieve our ambitious goals. Be Part of the Next Robotics Revolution To tackle such ambitious challenges, we need a team as unique as our vision — innovators who go beyond conventional methods and are eager to tackle tough, uncharted questions. We’re seeking individuals who challenge the status quo, dive into uncharted territory, and bring interdisciplinary expertise. Our team requires not only top AI talent but also exceptional software developers, engineers, product designers, field deployment experts, and communicators. We are headquartered in always-sunny Irvine, Southern California and have US based and global teammates. Join us, shape the future, and be part of a fun, close-knit team on an exciting journey! We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Candidates and employees are always evaluated based on merit, qualifications, and performance. We will never discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability, or any other legally protected status. ## About FieldAI ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: FieldAI is building the first risk-aware, physics-first foundation model (the Field Foundation Model) that makes robots autonomous in complex, unstructured, and safety-critical real-world environments. - **Entity Type**: Private (latest funding: Venture Round / Corporate Round; total funding ~$497M) - **Headquarters**: Irvine, California, United States (with an office in Mission Viejo) - **Founded**: 2023 (originally known as "AI for Humanity") - **Founders**: Dr. Ali Agha (CEO) – former NASA JPL Principal Investigator and DARPA challenge winner; Dr. Shayegan Omidshafiei (President & Chief Scientific Officer) – former DeepMind Research Scientist ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Robotics Engineering / Artificial Intelligence (Embodied AI) - **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, Government / Federal agencies, Commercial field operators (construction, industrial, urban operations, mission-critical) - **Mission / purpose**: "Deploy autonomous robots at scale in any unstructured environment" without reliance on GPS, maps, or pre-trained routes. ## Products & Services - **[Field Foundation Model (FFM)](https://www.fieldai.com/careers)**: An AI platform that acts as the "general-purpose brain" for robots. It combines data-driven learning with physics-based methods, assesses uncertainty, establishes risk, and adapts autonomously in field conditions. Works across any robot type and continuously improves through a virtuous data flywheel. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed - **Key Metric (Total Funding)**: ~$497M across multiple rounds (Seed: $91M, Venture rounds, Corporate round led by Hyundai Motor Group, Series A: $980K led by Temasek Holdings and Prysm Capital) [[linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fieldai)] [[cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/field-ai)] - **Notable Investors / Partners**: Hyundai Motor Group (corporate round lead), Temasek Holdings, Prysm Capital, plus other visionary institutions. - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount of 217 employees (+227.8% YoY) [[linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fieldai)] - LinkedIn followers grew +580.4% in the last year (51,728 total) [[linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fieldai)] - Technology deployed globally for a decade – from 900 feet underground to advanced commercial, federal, and mission-critical operations [[fieldai.com/careers](https://www.fieldai.com/careers)] - Won segments of the DARPA Subterranean Challenge (Urban phase) [[fieldai.com/team](https://www.fieldai.com/team)] ## Competitive Advantages - **First risk-aware, physics-first foundation model** – unlike pure data-driven or transformer-only approaches. - **Field-proven reliability** – systems work without GPS, maps, or pre-programmed routes, and dynamically adapt to uncertainty. - **Virtuous data flywheel** – each deployment increases model reliability across the entire fleet. - **Exceptional team** – drawn from DeepMind, NASA JPL, Boston Dynamics, Nvidia, Amazon, Tesla Autopilot, Cruise, Zoox, Toyota Research Institute, and SpaceX [[fieldai.com/team](https://www.fieldai.com/team)] - **Strong IP & DARPA pedigree** – led by veterans who have shaped the field of autonomous robotics for nearly two decades. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale deployment** of the Field Foundation Model across commercial, industrial, and federal sectors. - **Expand federal division** (FieldAI Federal) led by former DARPA PM and Toyota Research Institute exec Dr. Eric Krotkov [[fieldai.com/team](https://www.fieldai.com/team)] - **Hire top-tier talent** in embodied AI, software engineering, robotics hardware, and field operations to accelerate product development and real-world impact [[fieldai.com/careers](https://www.fieldai.com/careers)] ## Why Work Here - **Impact**: Directly shape how intelligent systems operate in the real world – from underground mines to urban search-and-rescue. - **Culture**: "Creativity, resilience, and bold thinking" – a supportive environment that encourages pushing beyond conventional methods [[fieldai.com/careers](https://www.fieldai.com/careers)]. - **Team**: Work alongside world-class researchers and engineers from DeepMind, NASA JPL, Boston Dynamics, and leading autonomy companies. - **Resources**: Backed by over $100M in funding with strong institutional support – rapid execution and fast-paced growth. - **Work model**: Likely office-centric given the hardware/robotics focus; headquarters in Irvine, CA, with a distributed presence across 9 countries (US, India, Singapore, Japan, Spain, etc.) [[linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fieldai)]. - **Perks / recognition**: Rated 4.5/5 on employer reviews (16 reviews), with top marks for Culture (4.3) and Career (4.4) [[linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fieldai)]. ## Sources 1. [fieldai.com/careers](https://www.fieldai.com/careers) 2. [linkedin.com/company/fieldai](https://www.linkedin.com/company/fieldai) 3. [fieldai.com/team](https://www.fieldai.com/team) 4. [cbinsights.com/company/field-ai](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/field-ai) 5. 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