Senior Principal Robotics Hardware Architect

Analog Devices•Wilmington, MA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Analog Devices is hiring a senior robotics expert for its Robotics Focus Applications team in Wilmington, Massachusetts. The role contributes to the global expansion of ADI revenue in mounted robots, mobile robots, and humanoids, and works closely with local teams including Robotics System Solutions and Edge AI. ADI focuses on enabling technologies within robotic systems—including tactile sensing, signal conditioning, joint and actuator electronics, motor control, embedded processing, connectivity, power management, and hardware/software interfaces—rather than developing a complete humanoid robot. This is a hands-on technical thought-leadership role, not primarily a systems-integration, applications-layer, or engineering-management position. The successful candidate will have personally architected, designed, built, debugged, and matured sophisticated robotic hardware, understanding how components, ICs, sensors, and electronic subsystems affect robotic-system performance, reliability, and manufacturability. The role is based in Wilmington, MA, with approximately 10% travel, primarily within the United States. It is a first-shift/day position.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Electronic Engineering.
10 or more years of experience in an industrial or commercial robotics domain.
Existing robotics domain expertise and hands-on experience in robotics development and deployment; experience with a robot OEM is preferred.
Demonstrated experience taking sophisticated robotic subsystems from architecture through working hardware.
Deep familiarity with humanoid, mobile, and collaborative-robot architectures and subsystem electronics.
Strong understanding of semiconductor-based system design, including analog and mixed-signal signal chains, data converters, embedded processors, power electronics, or custom silicon.
Hands-on experience with schematic design, printed circuit boards, board bring-up, laboratory instrumentation, debugging, and design verification.
Working knowledge of motors, encoders, motor-control electronics, position feedback, and real-time control.
Experience integrating tactile, force, torque, position, current, vision, or other sensing into a closed-loop robotic system.
Ability to work across electrical, mechanical, firmware, controls, artificial-intelligence, and systems disciplines.
Strong communication skills, including technical presentation and collateral generation, and the ability to bridge technical and business audiences.
Ability to influence without direct authority and guide technical decisions through influence rather than direct control.
Proven success collaborating in matrix organizations and building consensus across diverse stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on robotics development and deployment experience with a robot OEM.

Responsibilities

Work with the RFAS and RSS teams to match customer problem statements to ADI technology solutions and provide technical guidance and influence.
Work with ADI technology groups, including vision, precision, sensing, motion, and connectivity, to understand and position ADI’s technology differentiation for robotics systems.
Support the creation and optimization of system architectures for robotics solutions.
Expand ADI domain knowledge in humanoid, mobile, and outdoor robots and related trends.
Translate system-level requirements—such as control latency, thermal and wiring constraints, grip-slip detection, and joint responsiveness—into subsystem and silicon requirements.
Help drive next-generation product roadmaps for relevant products, including connectivity, power, vision, digital, and motor control.
Support local sales teams and field application engineers in in-depth technical discussions with robotics customers in the United States.