Principal Electrical Engineer (Compute and Sensing)

Apptronik, a leading robotics company, as a Principal Electrical Engineer. In this top-tier technical role, you will serve as the lead architect for the "nervous system" of the Apollo humanoid robot. You will be responsible for the end-to-end hardware architecture, high-performance PCB design, manufacturing and reliability, multi-modal sensing, data pipeline optimization, safety architecture, diagnostics, and defining the long-term technical roadmap. You will also act as the ultimate technical authority on compute/sensing during design reviews and provide deep technical mentorship to electrical and embedded engineers.

Responsibilities

• Assumer la responsabilité de la conception et de l'architecture de l'ensemble du système de calcul d'Apollo, en sélectionnant les éléments de traitement clés et en concevant la redondance au niveau du système.
• Diriger la conception et la validation de cartes porteuses personnalisées pour des modules haute performance, en gérant les réseaux d'alimentation, les stratégies de dissipation thermique et l'intégrité des signaux.
• Définir l'architecture électrique pour une pile de perception complète, y compris LiDAR, caméras de profondeur, IMUs et capteurs tactiles, et architecturer les pipelines de données à large bande.
• Mastery of high-speed digital design (PCIe, DDR4/5, GMSL, 10GbE)
• Expertise: * Proven track record of designing custom carrier boards for NVIDIA Jetson or similar high-end compute modules
• Experience integrating multi-sensor suites with precise hardware-level time synchronization

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with Functional Safety architecture (ISO 26262 or equivalent)
• Tools: Proficiency with Altium Designer (or similar) and hardware simulation tools (SPICE, Ansys, or HyperLynx)
• Experience: 12+ years of experience in high-performance hardware design, with a focus on robotics, autonomous vehicles, or aerospace
• Education: M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times

Hearing and speech to communicate

• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
• USD 295,000 - 330,000