Senior Electrical Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 23, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 22, 2026. Scout AI scores A on the Alion truth index.
The future of defense will be decided by those who field intelligent machines at scale. At Scout AI, we’re developing Fury, the first robotic foundation model for defense, to give U.S. forces overwhelming, adaptable, and autonomous power across every domain. Fury enables human operators to command fleets of robots through natural language, and empowers those machines to sense, decide, and act together as one. This mission will ask everything of us: urgency, precision, and relentless work.
The Role
We’re looking for a Senior 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
8+ 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
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++)
Must be a U.S. Person due to required access to U.S. export controlled information or facilities
Passion about defense of the United States and its allies
May be expected to obtain and hold a U.S. Top Secret security clearance
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 cash compensation
Meaningful equity
Premium medical, dental, and vision plans with $0 paycheck contribution
Competitive PTO and company holiday calendar
Catered lunch daily and fully stocked kitchen
EV charging
Relocation assistance (depending on role eligibility)