Sr. Electrical Design Engineer, Raptor 3D Printers

Hawthorne · USD 140,000-230,000 · 2+ years experience · Posted Sep 23, 2026

At a glance

The Raptor Printer team designs, builds, and integrates in-house Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) printers that enable high-volume production of Raptor engines.
As a Senior Electrical Design Engineer, you will be the extreme owner of electrical systems for next-generation LPBF printers, driving requirements definition, circuit design, development, qualification, and seamless integration into production.

Design new electrical hardware, PCBAs, and implement targeted modifications to improve reliability, manufacturability, and expand printer capabilities
Create and release documentation for fabrication of PCBs
Provide extreme ownership of electronic hardware on additive machines from development through implementation
Drive changes to electrical schematics and mechanical drawings that improve reliability, manufacturability, and cost
Perform root cause investigations to characterize off-nominal unit behavior and mitigate risk
Derive engineering justification to resolve production issues throughout assembly, test, and activation
Design test setups and execute hardware validation through benchtop and environmental testing
Work closely with engineers from adjacent disciplines (mechanical, software, automation and controls, additive, etc.) to deliver tightly integrated, high-performance hardware
Drive system trades, requirements capture, component selection, analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, prototyping, hardware bring-up, debugging, documentation, manufacturing, test, and activation of complex electrical designs
Challenge assumptions, question requirements, learn from your mistakes, and approach problems with an open mind

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering
5+ years of industry experience designing circuits, electronic products, or hardware

Master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or similar engineering degree
Experience with industrial automation, laser systems, high-power electronics, motion control, or additive manufacturing equipment
2+ years of professional experience rapidly designing and delivering highly reliable products
2+ years of professional experience testing, troubleshooting, and debugging electronics
Experience with sensors, embedded microcontroller design and firmware, and FPGA hardware and software development
Experience with high-speed data acquisition systems, high-accuracy motion systems, high-speed scanning systems, or similar camera/telemetry-based control systems
Experience producing high-rate designs which are optimized for manufacturability and cost
Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role