Staff Electrical Engineer, Apptronik
Humanoid robot developer
Job no longer available
Humanoid robot developer
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To leverage robotics to improve universal quality of life.
Role
Who you are
- We are primarily interested in candidates who have developed and released products to the market in automotive, medical, personal electronics, enterprise, or robotics spaces
- Experience architecting and designing batteries, battery management systems, charger systems, electrochemical simulations
- Experience with high-performance power electronics, including multiphase converters and isolated power supply topologies
- Experience with three-phase PMSM motor control, field-oriented control, flux-weakening control, and overmodulation
- Experience with functional safety design, documentation, processes, and prior experience working with TÜV
- Experience bringing a product through compliance testing including UL, CSA, FCC, CE, etc
- Interest and previous experience mentoring junior team members
- Competent in CAD tools including Altium, or similar tools
- Experience with simulation tools (ex: LTSpice, PSpice, Ansys, Simulink)
- Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Documentation experience - will be expected to develop detailed build assembly instructions and diagrams
- [Nice to Have] Prior experience designing electronics for lightweight, space-constrained systems
- [Nice to Have] Experience implementing embedded systems on robots and troubleshooting hardware
- [Nice to Have] Knowledge of emerging technologies such as AI accelerators or quantum computing is a plus
- Bachelors, Masters, or PhD degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or related field
- 10+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer
- Exceptional attention to detail and engineering discipline
- Creative, curious, analytical, and disciplined
- Capable of multi-tasking and managing multiple deadlines
- Great team-player able to communicate effectively and perform within an interdisciplinary and dynamic start-up environment
What the job involves
- We're looking for an experienced Staff Electrical Engineer to drive our integrated electronics strategy in one of the following key areas: power electronics, motor drive, battery and charger development, functional safety, or compliance
- You will join a team developing state-of-the-art general-purpose robots designed to operate in human spaces and with human tools
- In this job role, you will develop electric systems from ideation to delivery for a variety of robotic platforms and projects
- Work closely with various engineering teams to conceptualize, specify, and implement electrical architectures for various robotic platforms to include robotic manipulators and humanoid robotic systems
- Rapid prototyping of electrical systems at both system and board levels
- Generate design documentation such as schematics, block diagrams, test plans and procedures, fabrication and assembly drawings
- Convert prototype designs to custom circuit board specifications. Capture electronics schematics and generate PCB designs for manufacturing
- Perform board bring-up activities including embedded firmware development and circuit validation
- Create and execute test plans for intermediate and final products, including test fixture design and software development
- Drive excellence in EMI/EMC/SI/PI and DFM/DFA
- Participate in the debugging and root cause analysis related to hardware and software defect resolution
- Interface with internal and external manufacturing teams to enhance design for test, manufacturing, and assembly
- Support existing engineering products through debugging and upgrading designs
Our take
Apptronik specializes in the development of advanced robotic systems designed to enhance and automate various industrial processes. With the company's flagship product, The Apollo humanoid robot engineered to perform low-skill, physically demanding tasks that are repetitive and crucial for manufacturing efficiency.
The company's expertise extends beyond robotics into the broader realm of artificial intelligence and automation, contributing to its rapid growth and increasing prominence in the tech industry. Apptronik's products are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing workflows, offering solutions that address labor shortages and improve operational efficiency.
The company's recent partnership with Mercedes-Benz marks a significant milestone for both companies., This agreement to pilot Apollo robots in Mercedes-Benz manufacturing facilities represents Apptronik's first publicly announced commercial deployment. This is an exciting opportunity for the company, and as the industry continues to evolve, Apptronik is poised to leverage its technology to meet increasing demands in the robotics and automations sectors.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
35% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Feb 2025
$350m
SERIES A
Jun 2022
$14.6m
SEED
Total funding: $364.9m
Company HQ
North Burnet, Austin, TX
Leadership
Jeff Cardenas
(CEO)Received a Master of Science in Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas. Founded multiple startups and non-profits. Previously worked at IC2 Institute at UT Austin and in Technology at Deloitte Consulting.
Dr. Nick Paine
(CTO)B.S., M.S. and Ph.D in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Texas in Austin. Previously a member of the NASA-JSC DARPA Robotics Challenge team which developed high-performance hardware and software for robotic control.
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