Staff Electrical Engineer - Compute
About The Position
Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond. We operate at the cutting edge of embodied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better.
Requirements
- Proven experience in architecting and shipping complex, high-performance compute solutions for robotics, autonomous systems, or similar applications.
- Deep understanding of functional safety principles and standards (e.g. IEC 61508) and experience with safety-critical design.
- Expertise in a variety of compute platforms, including but not limited to, NVIDIA Jetson, Intel, and other high-performance embedded systems.
- Strong knowledge of real-time operating systems (RTOS), multi-core processing, and communication protocols (e.g., Ethernet, CAN).
- Experience with sensor bandwidth management and high-speed data transfer.
- Excellent problem-solving skills and a collaborative approach to engineering.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with humanoid robotics is a significant plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architectural design of the robot's next-generation compute solution, from high-level system architecture to component-level selection.
- Define and validate compute requirements based on the needs of complex robotics algorithms, including motion control, perception, and AI tasks.
- Develop a robust and scalable solution capable of handling high-bandwidth data from a wide array of sensors
- Design for functional safety from the ground up, implementing redundant systems, fail-safe mechanisms, and diagnostic features to meet or exceed industry safety standards.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including software, electrical, and systems engineers, to ensure seamless integration of the compute solution with the overall robot platform.
- Conduct performance benchmarking and power analysis to optimize the compute stack for maximum efficiency and thermal management.
- Design, simulate, implement, and test multi-layer high-speed PCBs for integration of advanced System-on-Modules (SoMs) like NVIDIA Orin.
- Lead efforts in high-speed signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis, modeling, and validation.
- Knowledge of compute and processor power requirements, power trees, PMICs, and power sequencing.
- Drive the selection and qualification of critical components, including SoMs, memory, storage (NVMe/eMMC), high-speed interconnects, and peripheral interfaces.
- Develop comprehensive validation and test plans (DVT/PVT), design necessary test fixtures, and execute rigorous testing to confirm compliance with performance specifications and regulatory standards (e.g., FCC, CE).
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in embedded systems, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and robotics compute hardware to inform future design decisions.
- Own the entire lifecycle of complex compute hardware systems, from initial concept and architecture definition through design, prototyping, validation, production release, and ongoing support.
- Act as a technical leader and mentor within the electrical engineering team, guiding junior and senior engineers on best practices for complex hardware design and troubleshooting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
