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# Electrical Engineer at Serve Robotics

- **Company:** Serve Robotics
- **Location:** Penang, Malaysia
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-18
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/serverobotics/082e386a-6ed6-4074-96db-32f08ed84c49

## Job description

At Serve Robotics, we’re reimagining how things move in cities. Our personable sidewalk robot is our vision for the future. It’s designed to take deliveries away from congested streets, make deliveries available to more people, and benefit local businesses.

The Serve fleet has been delighting merchants, customers, and pedestrians along the way in Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta and Chicago while doing commercial deliveries. We’re looking for talented individuals who will grow robotic deliveries from surprising novelty to efficient ubiquity.

## WHO WE ARE

We are tech industry veterans in software, hardware, and design who are pooling our skills to build the future we want to live in. We are solving real-world problems leveraging robotics, machine learning and computer vision, among other disciplines, with a mindful eye towards the end-to-end user experience. Our team is agile, diverse, and driven. We believe that the best way to solve complicated dynamic problems is collaboratively and respectfully.

As an Electrical Engineer on the Power Train Electrical Engineering team, you will support the manufacturing, validation, and test infrastructure needs of Serve's electrical hardware, in Malaysia.

This role entails:

- Hands-on engineering support for builds at our CM
- EMI Scanning activities for new robots, and testing retrofits on our existing fleet
- Overseeing/Guiding Development of test fixtures with our CM that improves product quality, test readiness, and production robustness.

You will work closely with electrical engineering, systems, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and test partners to troubleshoot issues, implement corrective actions, and help ensure reliable hardware performance from build through validation.

## Responsibilities

- Provide local, on-the-ground electrical engineering support for manufacturing builds, NPI activities, and sustaining production issues in Malaysia.
- Troubleshoot electrical failures observed during manufacturing, bring-up, and system integration, and drive root cause analysis to closure.
- Support yield improvement, failure analysis, rework guidance, and corrective actions related to PCBAs, harnesses, power systems, and electromechanical assemblies.
- Support EMI scan planning and execution, including test setup review, debug support, issue isolation, mitigation follow-up, and documentation of findings.
- Work with design and systems teams to identify likely emission sources and implement electrical mitigation actions such as grounding, shielding, filtering, layout, and cable-routing improvements.
- Provide technical guidance for IAC test fixtures, including fixture requirements, electrical interfaces, instrumentation, safety, and test coverage expectations.
- Support the development, debug, and improvement of IAC test fixtures used for board-level or system-level verification and manufacturing test.
- Partner with contract manufacturers, test partners, and local suppliers to resolve production and test issues, improve readiness, and support reliable execution.
- Assist in creating and maintaining test procedures, troubleshooting guides, engineering documentation, and validation records.
- Collaborate with remote teams across electrical engineering, systems, firmware, reliability, and manufacturing engineering to communicate issues clearly and drive timely resolution.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related engineering discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
- 4+ years of experience in electrical engineering, hardware validation, manufacturing support, or test engineering for electromechanical products.
- Hands-on experience troubleshooting electrical and electromechanical systems in lab, manufacturing, or field environments.
- Experience supporting contract manufacturers, suppliers, or production lines for electronic products.
- Familiarity with EMI or EMC pre-scan testing, lab setup, electrical debug, and compliance-oriented validation workflows.
- Experience working with PCBAs, power distribution, cables, harnesses, and embedded hardware systems.
- Ability to read and review schematics, wiring diagrams, test setups, and technical drawings.
- Hands-on experience debugging and testing electrical subsystems using laboratory equipment such as oscilloscopes, power supplies, digital multimeters, spectrum analyzers, electronic loads, or similar tools.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to independently drive technical work through ambiguity.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional engineering, manufacturing, quality, and supplier teams.
- Preferred Experience, Qualifications, and Skills
- Experience in robotics, automation, consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, medical device, or other complex electromechanical industries.
- Familiarity with design for manufacturing, design for test, and production test methodologies.
- Experience supporting EMC mitigation efforts through board-level, cable-level, or system-level design changes.
- Experience defining or developing electrical test fixtures, manufacturing test stations, or validation setups.
- Experience developing test automation tools using Python, LabVIEW, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
- Experience with PLM, ECO, or hardware change management workflows.
- Additional Information
- This role is based onsite in Penang, Malaysia.
- This role may require occasional travel to support suppliers, manufacturing partners, test activities, and engineering validation efforts.
- The position is expected to operate with a high degree of hands-on execution while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable hardware support and test capability at scale.

## About Serve Robotics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Serve Robotics develops and operates AI-powered, low-emission autonomous sidewalk robots for last-mile delivery, primarily for food and retail.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: SERV, IPO March 2024)
- **Headquarters**: Los Angeles, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2021 (spun out of Postmates / Uber)
- **Founders**: Ali Kashani (Co-founder, CEO), Touraj Parang (Co-founder, President & COO), Euan Abraham (Co-founder & VP of Software), Dmitry Demeshchuk (Co-founder & VP of Product and Design)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Autonomous vehicle technology / Robotics / Last-mile delivery logistics
- **Target customers**: B2B — enterprise partners like Uber Eats and 7-Eleven; also directly serves restaurants and local businesses via robots
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “We go beyond self interest, always taking our community into account. We empower each other with trust and autonomy to solve big problems and build a sustainable future.”

## Products & Services
- **Serve Autonomous Delivery Robot**: Level 4 autonomous sidewalk robot designed for contactless delivery. Cargo capacity suitable for food and small goods, operates at walking speed, 98% lower CO₂ emissions than a car.
- **Delivery-as-a-Service**: End-to-end robotic delivery service integrated with Uber Eats and other platforms. Robots are deployed in fleets, managed remotely by Serve’s operations team.
- **Proprietary Autonomy Software & Data Flywheel**: End-to-end perception, planning, and control stack trained on real-world delivery data.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: ~$336.6 million (as of mid-2025) – market cap fluctuates with stock price (currently ~$7.95/share)
- **Key Metric** (Private funding & public revenue): Total Funding $397.7 million; Annual Revenue ~$2.7 million (based on 2024/2025 data)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: NVIDIA (lead investor in venture round), Uber (corporate round & commercial partner), Magna International (manufacturing partner), 7-Eleven (enterprise customer)
- **Growth Signals**: Fleet grew to 400+ robots across five U.S. metros (LA, Miami, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago); over 100,000 deliveries completed; signed contract with Uber Eats to deploy up to 2,000 robots; headcount grew 102.9% YoY to 303 employees; active job postings up 43.9% YoY.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Level 4 autonomy**: One of the first AV companies to achieve true Level 4 autonomy in sidewalk delivery.
- **Low‑emission, pedestrian‑scale design**: Robots emit 98% less CO₂, weigh 90% less, and have 99% less kinetic energy than a car — enabling regulatory acceptance and community goodwill.
- **Exclusive partnerships**: Multi‑year commercial agreement with Uber Eats (up to 2,000 robots) and presence on 7-Eleven’s delivery network.
- **Manufacturing scale**: Partnership with Magna International (Tier 1 automotive supplier) ensures high‑volume production quality.
- **Patent portfolio**: CEO Ali Kashani holds 26+ patents in robotics and AI.

## Strategic Focus
- **Nationwide scale‑up**: Expanding to additional U.S. markets beyond the current five metros.
- **Fleet density**: Increasing robot count per market to improve service economics and delivery density.
- **Data flywheel**: Using real‑world delivery data to improve autonomy, reduce cost per mile, and unlock new use cases.
- **Manufacturing ramp**: Scaling production line with Magna to reduce unit cost and increase deployment speed.
- **New verticals**: Exploring grocery, retail, and other last‑mile categories beyond restaurant delivery.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture & values**: Mission‑driven, collaborative, trust‑based culture. Core values include “Deliver delight,” “Empower people,” and “Be mission driven.” Employees report high autonomy and a focus on sustainability.
- **Growth trajectory**: Headcount grew 102% in the last year; 59 active job postings across engineering, operations, product, and finance.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/office presence in Los Angeles (HQ); operations roles require field work. Remote/hybrid policy not explicitly stated but likely flexible for engineering.
- **Notable perks & recognition**: Fast Company “15 Tech Startups to Watch” (2022), TED Conference featured talk (2020), EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Bay Area Award (2025). Strong alumni pipeline from Uber, Cruise, Apple, Amazon — learning from top robotics talent.
- **Engineering culture**: Emphasis on building safe, real‑world autonomous systems. Tech stack includes AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and cloud infrastructure.

## Sources
1. [serverobotics.com](https://www.serverobotics.com/)
2. [serverobotics.com/company](https://www.serverobotics.com/company/index.html)
3. [serverobotics.com/careers](https://www.serverobotics.com/careers)
4. [linkedin.com/company/serverobotics](https://www.linkedin.com/company/serverobotics)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com/serverobotics](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/serverobotics)

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