About the role#
Join our Hardware team to work across our autonomous truck programs. You will build test boards, help integrate hardware on test benches and vehicles, and support staff engineers on existing designs. You will work hands-on with real hardware starting your first week. This is a full-time, on-site position based in our San Francisco office.
What you'll do#
- Design test boards in Altium, including breakout boards, adapters, and simple fixtures for bench and vehicle tests.
- Assemble, solder, and rework boards, and perform first power-on and basic checks.
- Help the hardware integration team with wiring, power-up, and troubleshooting on test benches and vehicles.
- Support staff engineers with schematic updates, part selection, BOM updates, and design review preparation.
- Run bench tests using an oscilloscope, DMM, logic analyzer, and power supplies.
- Record test results, document test setups, and write automation scripts in Python or other languages to analyze data.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a degree program in Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience with Altium Designer, including schematic capture and PCB layout of at least one board.
- Coursework in Circuit Theory and Embedded Electronics.
- Ability to read schematics and datasheets.
- Proficiency with an oscilloscope, DMM, and bench power supply.
- Ability to solder through-hole and surface-mount parts.
- At least one hands-on electrical project from coursework, a student team, a personal project, or a prior internship.
- Eligibility to work in the United States.
- Experience bringing up a custom PCB, student team hardware experience, and familiarity with UART, SPI, I²C, and CAN are preferred.
- Basic Python or C/C++ skills and exposure to 12/24V vehicle electrical systems are also preferred.
Location & details#
- Location: San Francisco, California.
- Term: Summer 2027.
- Commitment: Full-time, on-site.
- Compensation: Paid position.
About Humble Robotics
Humble Robotics builds autonomous, electric haulers for commercial freight transportation. The company designs Class 8 vehicles that use vision-language-action models and lightweight hardware. It operates from San Francisco. Founded in 2026, the firm currently employs 36 people.
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