Electrical Design Hardware Engineer (Humanoid Robotics)

Schaeffler • Troy, MI

20h

About The Position

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

Your Key ResponsibilitiesJoin our humanoid robotics team to innovate advanced robots, collaborate with experts, enhance your skills, and create transformative technologies that help shape the future of human-robot interaction.

Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years’ experience in embedded hardware bring-up, validation, and debugging of power, reset, clocking, and communication issues.
• Expertise in validating digital communication interfaces and analog signal paths with the ability to design margin, timing, and fault-related tests.
• Strong ability to differentiate between hardware, firmware, and interaction faults.
• Effective technical communication skills, both written and verbal, enabling clear collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Must have legal authorization to work in the US. (This role does not offer visa sponsorship or support.)

Responsibilities

• Take charge of the bring-up and functional validation of custom actuator controller hardware.
• Design and implement structured test plans covering power rails, sequencing, and communication protocols such as EtherCAT, CAN, SPI, I2C, and UART.
• Conduct fault-injection tests including over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, short-circuits, brownouts, resets, and miswired peripherals.
• Analyze hardware behavior under varying input voltages, load conditions, and temperature ranges.
• Build and maintain test fixtures, harnesses, and debug setups to facilitate thorough hardware evaluation.
• Deliver detailed documentation of test outcomes and actionable recommendations to hardware and software teams.
• Support EMI debugging efforts and pre-compliance testing as necessary.

Benefits

• Please see all our medical, dental, and vision insurance offerings at Schaeffler Benefits
• Life insurance and 401k eligible with up to 6% company match
• Eligible for annual bonus & merit-based salary increases
• Regular employee appreciation and company events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level