About Neuron Industries America deserves abundance. Neuron Industries is rebuilding industrial automation from the hardware up. We’re building Cortex AIC, an AI-native industrial controller, and Synapse, the development environment engineers use to program, test, deploy, and debug it. We build the hardware and software together. Our work makes industrial systems easier to develop and dependable on the factory floor. Come help us build the next generation of American manufacturing. About the role You’ll work directly with our three-person engineering team, including both founders, to take customer automation projects from requirements to working machines. As a Forward Deploy Electrical Engineer, you’ll own electrical and automation design, build practical solutions across mechanical and electrical boundaries, write application code, and commission deployments on the factory floor. You’ll turn ambiguous customer requirements into a dependable system, make architecture and component tradeoffs, and carry your decisions through build, testing, deployment, and handoff. Your depth should be in electrical engineering and automation, with the ability to handle practical mechanical integration such as mounts, brackets, fixtures, component placement, and equipment adaptation. You’ll work across disciplines and turn field experience into better product behavior, reusable designs, and clearer documentation. Gardena, CA • Full-time • Approximately 75% travel to customer sites. When not traveling, you’ll work with the team in our Gardena office. What you’ll build • Design electrical schematics, control-panel layouts, wiring diagrams, and BOMs for customer machines, from 24 VDC I/O to 480 V three-phase loads. • Build and integrate panels, sensors, actuators, motors, drives, remote I/O, HMIs, and safety circuits into working systems. • Write and test Python-based controls applications for pilots and deployments in Neuron’s development environment. • Commission systems at customer sites through point-to-point checkout, I/O validation, tuning, failure testing, and safety verification. • Troubleshoot electrical, communications, and application issues at the machine, using instruments and software diagnostics to isolate root causes. • Own the customer handoff with clear operating documentation, troubleshooting guidance, and communication about deployment progress and unresolved issues. • Improve Cortex and Synapse by reproducing field issues, sharing actionable findings with engineering, and building reusable test systems and reference designs. What you’ve already proven • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls Engineering, Automation Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or Mechanical Engineering with a controls emphasis. • You’ve independently owned professional automation projects from requirements and architecture through physical build, programming, integration, commissioning, and handoff. You can explain your decisions, tradeoffs, failures, and the results you delivered. • You’ve personally designed and physically built a working control system, including electrical schematics, a panel, field wiring, and controller application code. You can distinguish your own work from the team’s contribution. • You can explain an integration or commissioning problem you resolved, the measurements you used, and how you verified the fix. • Practical electrical fundamentals across conductor sizing, protection, motors, grounding, shielding, and noise troubleshooting, along with experience integrating industrial networks, drives, sensors, and safety circuits. • You can write and debug application code and use Python for automation, testing, or controls work. • You communicate clearly with customers, take ownership when requirements are incomplete, and know when to bring a technical issue back to the engineering team. • You can travel approximately 75% of the time and work from Gardena when not at customer sites. What gets you here faster • Ownership of customer deployments from initial requirements and electrical design through build, commissioning, and handoff. • Industrial network, servo, coordinated-motion, or robotics integration experience. • Panel certification or machine safety experience, including UL 508A, NFPA 79, or ISO 13849. Compensation The base pay range for this role is $140,000 – $200,000 per year. How we work We’re a small team with ambitious goals and a lot to build. We work together in Gardena, move quickly, and take ownership of what we ship. Some days run into the evening as we work through hard problems and get improvements into customers’ hands. We’re looking for people who enjoy that pace and help each other deliver. We use AI tools throughout engineering to accelerate research, implementation, testing, and documentation. We check the results and remain accountable for what ships. What you get • Real ownership. Meaningful equity alongside your base salary. You’ll help build the company and share in the value we create. • Health, fully covered. 100% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision. • Time to recharge. Unlimited paid time off. • Fuel for builders. Catered lunch and dinner, plus stocked snacks and drinks throughout the day. Interview process • Recruiter conversation • Technical discussion • Onsite with the team These roles require U.S. work authorization without current or future employer sponsorship. For interview accommodations, contact [email protected]. If your experience fits the core work but not every preferred qualification, apply. Neuron Industries is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Ready to build? Apply below.