Senior Electrical Engineer

At Cargo, we’re backed by some of the best robotics investors in the Valley to transform a massive legacy industry and we’re more than doubling our engineering team to satisfy overwhelming customer demand.

If you’re an exceptional electrical engineer with a passion for robotics, we want to talk to you. See the JD and instructions on how to get in touch with us below.

Cargo Robotics is creating the logistics infrastructure of the next 100 years by automating the entire delivery chain with containerized physical AI, starting at the delivery van.

After taking jobs at UPS and Fed Ex, our founders realized that a new approach was needed. Delivery volumes have exploded 5x in the past decade, and the people and processes of parcel logistics are breaking under the load of trying to deliver this volume with a 1950’s network model. Today’s logistics has rampant injuries and attrition, nonstop errors and delays, and delivery drivers spending more time sorting packages than delivering.

Our first product is the X1 Robotic Cargo Bay which reimagines the guts of every delivery van you see on the road, and saves hours of labor per day for each vehicle. This is the first step in fully automating the delivery chain with radically more efficient networks that reduce carbon emissions and congestion to enable a more prosperous and healthy future.

We’re looking for an unstoppable and versatile electrical engineer to own the architecture and development of key robotic systems as we launch pilots for X1. You’ll rapidly iterate alongside our incredible founding team (alumni of Stanford, Georgia Tech, Caltech, Tesla, NASA JPL, Lockheed, Saildrone, Machina Labs, Roam Robotics and Stanford AI lab) and harden your designs to enable us to rapidly scale up and satisfy overwhelming demand from international carriers.

We’re a user and product-centric company, so expect to deliver some actual parcels in your first week at work!

Get ready, there’s lots to build.

• Take ownership of the overall electrical system architecture and subsystems to enable success during pilots and at scale, including communication and processing (PCBs, microcontrollers, communication protocols, sensors, cameras, cables) and the power system (batteries, motors, and drivers).
• Design for assembly and maintenance, and address goals like cost, reliability, and lifespan (accounting for high and low operating temps, vibration, and movement cycles).
• Develop a cohesive architecture, development roadmap, and release schedule balancing short- and long-term product goals.
• Audit and redesign significant portions of the existing electrical system to achieve production-grade reliability and manufacturability.
• Leverage junior teammates, technicians, and outside collaborators to rapidly implement and achieve objectives.
• Enable reliable system operation for demos, pilots, and production, anticipating and eliminating failure modes before they occur.
• Upgrade the rigor of internal fabrication, qualification and test processes: tools and equipment, training for engineers and technicians, and maintenance of R&D and production test fixtures.
• Bring electrical documentation up to standard for reliable assembly by manufacturing partners.
• Work with relevant certification organizations to identify and satisfy electrical and safety standards.
• Help recruit, manage, and mentor new team members and contractors as we grow.
• Work hard and ship fast with ownership, integrity, hands-on building, and a production mindset.
• Directly support and debug pilots and customer deployments in the US and abroad, addressing electrical and production issues at scale.

• Biased toward action: take initiative and get stuff done.
• Driven and gritty: can persevere through challenges.
• A quick study: learn fast and teach others.
• Calm in chaos: maintain composure and work through pressure.
• Self-aware and low ego: give and receive feedback graciously.

• BS or higher in EE, 8+ years experience, 4+ in production environments.
• At least one cycle owning a significant robotics, automation, or automotive electrical system from prototype to volume production, including signal…