Electrical Engineer

We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer who is excited about working on a variety of different projects, designing, bringing up and validating electronics for a range of vehicle platforms. This role will include a mix of rapid prototyping electronics for standing up new platforms and longer term production designs for better manufacturability, better performance, smaller form factor and ease of integration.

You’ll work with experienced engineers across hardware, robotics, and AI to ensure sensor data is accurate, stable, and production-ready. We’re a startup. You’ll be moving fast, context-switching daily, and helping define the culture and process as we go. This is a rare opportunity to come in early and architect the future of defense.

Responsibilities

Design, bring up, and implement PCBAs

Define system electrical architecture

Work closely with mechanical engineers to effectively integrate electronics into systems

Work closely with software and firmware engineers to ensure ease of bring up and implementation

Procure electrical components, PCBs, and PCBAs

Assemble and rework PCBAs and basic wiring harnesses

Work with voltage regulators, microcontrollers, compute SoMs, mixed and high speed signals

Troubleshoot integration issues with software and mechanical engineers

Contribute to building the team and shaping the road map

Qualifications

3+ years of experience designing, testing and ramping up manufacturing of PCBAs

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Strong fundamentals in schematic capture, layout and circuit design

Strong skills with PCBA design tools such as Altium Designer

Strong skills with electronic test equipment (Oscilloscopes, Bench Supplies, DMM, etc.)

Experience working with hardware interfaces like SPI, I2C, or UART and high speed interfaces such as PCIe, MIPI CSI

Strong debugging mindset and attention to detail

Interest in robotics, embedded systems, or hardware-adjacent software

Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities

Nice to have: PCBA manufacturing experience (hand assembly, rework, SMT/through hole)

Nice to have: Experience with producing PCBAs in large quantities

Nice to have: Experience with high rate electrical test

Nice to have: Firmware development/basic MCU bring up experience (C or C++)

Why Join Scout

Work on the world’s most important frontier, ensuring U.S. and allied dominance in the age of intelligent machines

Be a core part of a team building the first defense-specific robotic foundation model

Collaborate with some of the top engineers in autonomy, AI, and national security

See your work deployed on real systems

Help define the future of intelligent defense systems

Backed by Draper Associates, Booz Allen Ventures, and other top investors

Benefits

Competitive base salary and bonus

Meaningful equity

Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution

Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar

Unlimited AI tokens

Catered lunch daily and fully stocked kitchen

EV charging

Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)

The stated salary range below represents an estimated base pay only and reflects consideration of multiple compensation factors. Final salary offers may differ depending on factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience or training background, specialized skills, and business needs. Most full-time positions also include highly competitive equity awards, which form part of Scout AI's overall compensation package. In addition, Scout AI provides comprehensive, top-tier benefits to full-time employees.

US Salary Range

$130,000—$280,000 USD