The Role
Design and develop PCBs, flexible PCBs, and wiring harnesses for compact robotic systems. Ensure reliability, manufacturability, signal integrity, and durability while supporting certification, testing, and validation. Collaborate with embedded and mechanical engineering teams, troubleshoot interference issues, and drive electrical hardware designs from prototypes through high-volume production.
Summary Generated by Built In
mimic robotics is a frontier physical AI company building the full stack of general-purpose dexterous manipulation. Founded in 2024 by ETH Zurich researchers, mimic pioneered Video-Action Models for robotics while also developing in-house dexterous hand hardware. Our growing team brings together world-class researchers working across our offices in Zurich and San Francisco.
- Design and develop PCBs, flexible PCBs (FPCs), and wiring harnesses for compact robotic systems.
- Engineer electrical solutions for tight integration constraints and high-cycle applications.
- Ensure electrical designs meet high standards of reliability, durability, and manufacturability.
- Support electronics certification, testing, and validation.
- Collaborate with embedded and mechanical engineers to optimize hardware integration and ensure good signal integrity.
- Drive designs from prototyping through to high-volume production.
What We're Looking For
- 2–5+ years of industry experience in electrical hardware and/or electronics design.
- Experience designing electronics for manufacturing at scale, ideally with production volumes of 10K–1M+ units.
- Strong experience designing flexible PCBs, and/or wiring harnesses.
- Ideally, hands-on experience with dynamic flex PCBs designed for repeated bending in compact products (e.g., laptops, foldable smartphones, consumer robotics).
- Hands-on experience debugging signal integrity and interference issues on wiring harnesses / flexible PCBs.
- Familiarity with electronics certification, design validation, and reliability testing.
- Strong attention to detail, structured working style, and a commitment to robust, high-quality engineering.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary engineering environment.
What We Offer
Compensation & Benefits
- We offer a total compensation package including a competitive yearly base salary and a strong stock option package to make you part of our shared success.
- You will work with the founders from day one, shaping the company and participating in its success from its early stages.
- Surprise team trips, free gym and sports subscription, joint breakfasts and dinners and other exciting team activities.
You will have the opportunity to shape a robotics & AI company from the ground up. In flat hierarchies you will work directly with the founders and some of the best talent in the robotics space. At mimic, you are accepted for who you are. As part of our ongoing journey towards creating a diverse and inclusive environment we encourage everyone to apply and we are looking forward to you bringing along your knowledge, personal experiences, and fresh perspectives.
Skills Required
- 2-5+ years of industry experience in electrical hardware and/or electronics design
- Experience designing electronics for manufacturing at scale, ideally at production volumes of 10K-1M+ units
- Strong experience designing flexible PCBs and/or wiring harnesses
- Hands-on experience debugging signal integrity and interference issues on wiring harnesses or flexible PCBs
- Familiarity with electronics certification, design validation, and reliability testing
- Hands-on experience with dynamic flex PCBs for repeated bending in compact products
- Strong attention to detail and structured working style
- Commitment to robust, high-quality engineering
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary engineering environment
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The Company
What We Do
Physical AI to scale your most tedious tasks from manufacturing to logistics. Our robots intuitively learn new skills from you and operate autonomously in any environment.
