Hardcore Electrical Engineer, 1X
Hardware Engineering
$160-295.5k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
General purpose androids
Be an early applicant
General purpose androids
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$160-295.5k
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To design androids that work alongside people, to meet the world’s labor demands and build an abundant society.
Role
Who you are
- Strong communication and a hands-on mindset are essential
- Extensive experience in electrical system design for robotics, consumer electronics, or similarly demanding fields
- Deep understanding of power electronics, signal integrity, and mixed-signal circuit design
- Hands-on experience debugging and validating hardware (use of oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.)
- Experience designing under constraints (size, weight, power, thermal, etc.)
- History of successfully moving from prototyping to production with high reliability
- Strong ability to optimize trade‑offs between performance, manufacturability, cost, and reliability
- Comfort working fast‑paced environments with tight timelines and high technical complexity
- Excellent communication and teamwork, especially across hardware, mechanical, and software domains
What the job involves
- At 1X, we are building humanoid robots that will take on the hardest real-world problems. This is not incremental engineering—it is high-stakes, first-principles design
- Our team is small, flat, and relentlessly driven. We move fast, break down barriers, and expect every engineer to own entire systems end-to-end
- As a Hardcore Electrical Engineer, you will push the boundaries of what’s possible in robotics. You’ll design and integrate electrical systems that operate at the edge of performance, reliability, and manufacturability—ensuring that every component, layout, and system meets the demands of advanced humanoid robotics
- Architect power electronics and distribution for high-actuation, high-density humanoid robots
- Design advanced PCB layouts for sensing, actuation, and compute modules under extreme constraints
- Build real-time embedded systems using microcontrollers and high-speed digital interfaces
- Debug, characterize, and optimize across thermal, EMI, and signal-integrity domains
- Develop rapid prototypes, validation rigs, and custom tools to accelerate iteration
- Collaborate closely with mechanical, software, and AI teams to bring robots to life
Our take
The field of robotics has advanced massively in the last few years, to the point where androids no longer belong to the realm of science fiction. 1X, formerly known as Halodi Robotics, is developing androids capable of human-like movement and behaviour, to employ in workplaces across the globe.
1X's flagship model, EVE, boasts front and rear optics, wheeled navigation and gripper-hands. The android is strong enough to move shipments but gentle enough to handle fragile items, making it ideal for work in retail storerooms or distribution centers. In addition, it is able to open doors and take elevators, and its AI mind grants it heightened navigation abilities, meaning it is simple to fit into workplaces without making large adjustments.
With significant funding at its back, the company is now looking to scale up its manufacture of EVE androids, as well as accelerate the production of its second-gen bipedal android model NEO which is described as an "intelligent android assistant". Though the adoption of working androids is still in its early stages, 1X has certainly made a splash in the space and may well be one to watch as it takes its place in shaping the future of robotics.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
104% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company HQ
Alviso, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Bernt Øivind Børnich
(CEO & Robotics Engineer)Has worked as a Senior Development Engineer for Data Respons, Senior Consultant for Inmeta Crayon, and System Developer for Bring Dialogue.
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