Serve Robotics

Electrical Engineer

• Design and validate electrical circuits, printed circuit boards (PCBs), and interconnect systems for autonomous robotic platforms
• Develop schematics, component selections, and electrical designs meeting performance, reliability, and cost requirements
• Support PCB layout reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams on manufacturable and maintainable designs
• Perform bring-up, validation, and characterization of new electrical hardware with firmware and software teams
• Troubleshoot electrical and system-level issues and conduct structured root cause analysis
• Develop and execute test plans verifying electrical subsystem performance and reliability
• Contribute to prototype development, hardware integration, and system testing throughout the product lifecycle
• Partner with manufacturing teams, vendors, and suppliers on builds, issue resolution, and design improvements
• Create and maintain engineering documentation, test results, and design records
• Provide occasional onsite support for prototype builds, manufacturing activities, and engineering validation efforts
• Support Serve Robotics' autonomous sidewalk robot delivery platform, which serves merchants, customers, and pedestrians

Full-stack Engineer

• Design, develop, test, and maintain robotics middleware and application frameworks using modern C++ on embedded Linux
• Own platform components from technical design and implementation through validation, deployment, and operation across the robot fleet
• Partner with software teams to identify reliability, performance, and developer experience problems and deliver reusable solutions
• Collaborate with Autonomy and Systems Engineering on risk assessments, failure analysis, fault-handling strategies, and software architecture
• Translate system-level safety and reliability requirements into software behavior, interfaces, and verification strategies
• Develop instrumentation, benchmarks, logging, tracing, and fleet-level metrics to improve software performance, reliability, and system health
• Diagnose and resolve system-level issues involving concurrency, scheduling, IPC, networking, and constrained compute resources
• Evaluate technical tradeoffs and contribute to architecture decisions improving scalability, maintainability, and reliability
• Lead technical design and code reviews and contribute to engineering standards, development practices, and documentation
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers
• Occasionally participate onsite in robotics hardware integration, testing, troubleshooting, or validation activities

Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Robotics Platform

Systems Engineer

• Lead firmware development for PCB bring-up, including power-on validation, peripheral testing, and interface bring-up
• Architect and implement low-level drivers, diagnostic tools, and early-stage test utilities for new hardware platforms
• Develop measurement, monitoring, and logging capabilities to assess hardware performance and reliability
• Partner with the hardware team to troubleshoot component, signal-integrity, and interface issues
• Own creation and maintenance of test firmware, automation scripts, and engineering validation tools
• Oversee configuration, execution, and debugging of hardware test benches, fixtures, and development platforms
• Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance in root-cause analysis for hardware–firmware interaction issues
• Collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, and systems teams to ensure robust hardware performance
• Drive hardware–firmware integration across multiple designs

Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer

Hardware Engineer

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of hardware engineers through feedback, career development, performance management, and technical mentorship
• Manage team priorities, project assignments, and resource allocation for hardware programs
• Provide technical leadership for the design, development, integration, and validation of electrical and electronic systems for autonomous robotic platforms
• Partner with Mechanical Engineering, Embedded Software, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Product, and Operations
• Lead engineering planning, technical reviews, and project execution while maintaining quality, reliability, and performance
• Identify technical and program risks, establish mitigation plans, and remove execution obstacles
• Drive engineering best practices across design reviews, validation, documentation, and continuous improvement
• Support manufacturing readiness and ensure designs meet cost, quality, reliability, and production requirements
• Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering leadership on priorities, timelines, and deliverables
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, and organizational development

Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering

Strategist

• Run deep-dive research on target enterprises and markets, covering business models, cost structures, competitive pressures, partnerships, technology roadmaps, procurement dynamics, and stated strategy
• Build market sizing, pricing, cost-to-serve, unit economics, and scenario models from scratch
• Build strategy decks end to end, including framing arguments, developing storylines, selecting evidence, and creating charts and slides for senior audiences
• Own workstreams on market entry, city sequencing, build-versus-buy-versus-partner analysis, competitive positioning, and capital allocation
• Synthesize public filings, earnings calls, industry reports, expert calls, operating data, partner information, and technical context into recommendations
• Build materials for board, investor, and executive audiences
• Track the autonomous delivery, last-mile logistics, robotics, and adjacent mobility landscape
• Evaluate the scale, feasibility, and resource requirements of new bets
• Manage a portfolio of fast-moving workstreams with the Chief Strategy Officer and coordinate requests from commercial and functional leaders
• Support enterprise and new-vertical opportunities, robotics, data and teleoperation offerings, autonomy adjacencies, and other strategic initiatives

Senior Corporate Strategist

Account Manager

• Originate, structure, and close major partnerships and new ventures opening new verticals, business models, and routes to market for Serve and its subsidiaries
• Translate Serve's robotics, fleet, operating infrastructure, data, autonomy capabilities, and technology into new revenue, partner-funded development, and strategic growth
• Identify, prioritize, and close whitespace opportunities across enterprise partnerships, robotics, data, and other offerings
• Build strategic cases that turn undefined needs into fundable propositions and executable internal plans
• Design and own end-to-end deal structures, aligning incentives, allocating risk, and securing funding, resources, and scaling commitments
• Craft partnership narratives and presentations for VP- and C-level decision-makers
• Negotiate and close commercial terms through term sheet and signed agreement
• Partner with Finance, Legal, Engineering, Product, Operations, and Commercial to validate economics, technical maturity, delivery requirements, dependencies, and resource commitments
• Serve as a senior proxy for the Chief Strategy Officer in major partner discussions and negotiations within agreed authority
• Report directly to the Chief Strategy Officer
• Build a focused portfolio of credible material opportunities and signed commercial agreements within the first 12 months

Electrical Engineer

Senior Embedded Software Engineer, Robotics Platform

Senior Robotics Embedded Engineer

Senior Manager, Hardware Engineering

Senior Corporate Strategist

Director, Strategic Partnerships – New Ventures