Electrical Engineer

Full-time
On-site · Palo Alto, CA, US
$120 - $180 · 0.25% - 0.75% equity

Posted November 2, 2026

Role: Engineering / Electrical
Experience: 3+ years
Visa: US citizen/visa only
Skills: PCB design

Edgerun's mission is to remove civilization-level physical constraints limiting the human body. We believe a future where humans keep pushing into the unknown is far better than one where we send machines in our place. That starts on the battlefield, doubling what a soldier can carry and how far they can carry it. Read more about our mission here.

Electrical Engineer

As an Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for the electrical system of the world's most advanced powered exoskeleton, worn by soldiers in active combat. You will work with a talented team of accomplished engineers to design and bring up the boards that drive the actuators, manage power, and carry every sensor on the device. You should thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment where you adapt quickly and love to solve hard problems.

Responsibilities

Design and bring up PCBs from schematic to working hardware
Own the power system end to end: battery, BMS, the 48V bus, protection, and the harness
Integrate the motor drives and take the electrical side of actuator performance
Own the sensor stack: inertial sensors, foot pressure, and motor encoders
Design for a device carried on a person all day, in dust, water, and cold, with parts that swap in the field

Work directly with mechanical and firmware to close the loop between power, control, and structure

Support field testing and turn failures in the field into changes to the boards

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or another engineering discipline
4+ years designing and bringing up boards that shipped and were used in the field
Experience with power and motor drive electronics for robots or similar electromechanical systems
Lithium battery and BMS design experience

Preferred Skills and Experience

You have shipped a board with a motor drive and a battery on it, unsupervised
Battery pack design for a system that has to run all day on a tight power budget
High voltage layout practice: inrush, pre-charge, protection, and the failure modes that kill a driver on power-up
CAN as a comms backbone
Sensor integration and signal integrity on a device covered in wiring and moving joints
Design for EMI and for enclosures sealed against dust and water
Comfortable on the bench with a scope and a logic analyzer, debugging alongside firmware
Things you build outside work: motor controllers, drones, your own power electronics

How We Work

Hardware on real operators in real field conditions within weeks of concept, not years
Small team, one owner per category, nobody owning a slice of someone else's problem

Additional Requirements

Full time and in person in Palo Alto
Hands on bench and assembly work
Travel to field tests, including overseas
Must be willing to work extended hours and/or weekends as needed

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To apply for this role, provide us with the best evidence of your ability to execute. We would like to see what you have designed, built, and tested, so please include links, video, and photographs. A resume is welcome but not required. None of this has to be a perfect match. We care more about raw ability than a checklist, so if that's you, reach out.

Source: Y Combinator job 109348. Listed on YC when retrieved 2026-11-02.

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