Electrical Engineer - Robotics & Autonomous Systems Associate

About Fathom Robotics:

Fathom Robotics provides operations, maintenance, training, and applied engineering services for uncrewed maritime systems supporting U.S. Government and commercial defense programs. We have multiple active projects across a variety of government and commercial clients and are actively fielding systems in operational environments.

Role Overview:

Fathom Robotics is hiring an Electrical Engineer to own electrical subsystem design and PCB layout for our AUV and USV programs, full-time and in-person at our Fort Worth, TX facility. You will define subsystem architecture such as power distribution topology and sensor interfacing, turn it into a validated board, then carry that design through bring-up and field validation alongside the team that builds and fields it. Boards you design get built, tested, and put in the water within weeks, not years.

Location: Fort Worth, TX (in-person, on-site at our facility, with periodic field deployments)

Work Type: Full-Time, in-person

Program Conditions:

This is an in-person, on-site position at our Fort Worth, TX facility, with periodic field deployments to test and validate designs on the water. Field events involve boat operations and outdoor environments. Standard full-time schedule, with additional availability expected around design reviews and test milestones.

Responsibilities:

• Subsystem design: define electrical architecture, including power distribution topology, sensor and communications interface strategy (ArduSub, ArduPilot, MAVLink), and connector and harness planning for marine environments
• Subsystem design: select components and build bills of materials, balancing performance, cost, and availability
• PCB layout: own schematic capture and board layout, translating subsystem architecture into a manufacturable design
• PCB layout: design connector, harness, and cable assemblies for marine and field environments
• Bring up and validate new hardware on the bench, including electrical test, debugging, and design iteration
• Support hardware-in-the-loop testing with real sensors and flight/vehicle controllers
• Support field deployments to validate designs under real operating conditions and troubleshoot issues in the field
• Maintain design documentation, including schematics, BOMs, and test reports

Requirements

• Required Qualifications: Demonstrated hands-on PCB layout experience, including schematic capture and board layout in tools such as Altium, KiCad, or Eagle; the top-priority qualification for this role
• Some subsystem-level electrical design experience, such as power architecture or sensor interfacing
• Degree, or equivalent hands-on experience, in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• Solid grounding in circuit design fundamentals: power electronics, signal integrity, and component selection
• Hands-on electronics experience, including soldering, wiring, and bench troubleshooting
• Familiarity with microcontroller platforms such as Arduino, STM32, or Teensy, and flight controller hardware such as Pixhawk
• Familiarity with Embedded C/C++ or Python
• Comfortable in a lab or shop environment through prototype build and test, and able and willing to travel to field events, including outdoors and on boats
• Resourceful and proactive, able to problem-solve independently in a small company environment
• US person status required (defense program context)
• Must be able to pass a background check and be eligible to obtain a SECRET clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Power electronics or battery management system design experience
• EMI/EMC design and mitigation experience
• Design experience with waterproof or marine-rated connectors and enclosures
• ArduPilot, ArduSub, or MAVLink experience, on any vehicle type
• IMU or GNSS sensor integration experience
• CAD proficiency (SolidWorks or equivalent) to coordinate with mechanical packaging