Systems Integration Engineer - Actuation Systems
About The Position
Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots for home and commercial markets, with the goal of shipping robots with human-level intelligence. The company is based in San Jose, California and requires five days per week of in-office collaboration. The Systems Integration Engineer will focus on actuators and join the Actuation team. The role works across mechanical, electrical, controls, software, design, and manufacturing teams to deliver robust, high-performance actuation systems for the humanoid robot. The engineer will support system-level actuator integration, calibration, validation, production-scale testing, real-time control and diagnostics, prototype bring-up, performance tuning, and automated testing infrastructure. This is a full-time position with a stated US base salary range of $150,000 to $250,000 annually. Pay may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience; additional compensation or benefits may be included depending on the role.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of hands-on experience working on robotic or electromechanical systems, focused on actuation, manipulation, or integration.
- Proficiency in MATLAB and Python for testing infrastructure, data analysis, and control engineering.
- Proven experience integrating sensors and tuning motion-system controls.
- Strong understanding of mechanics, kinematics, controls, dynamics, and sensor technologies.
- Familiarity with Linux-based development environments and ability to read C++.
- Proficiency with laboratory equipment for validation, instrumentation, and system-level debugging.
- Resilience and effectiveness in fast-paced, challenging environments.
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Controls Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
Nice To Haves
- Prior work on high-performance electro-actuation systems in multi-degree-of-freedom systems deployed at large scale.
- Proficiency in C++.
- Working knowledge of communication buses and protocols such as Ethernet, EtherCAT, Serial, SPI, and I2C.
- Numerical and first-principles modeling capabilities for actuators.
- Expertise in CAD to collaborate with design teams.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate on system-level deployment of actuators in the humanoid robot, including robot-level interfaces, behavior, and performance.
- Collaborate on calibration strategies and end-of-line bring-up.
- Define and execute design-validation and production-scale test plans for actuation subsystems; document results and ensure quality and reliability targets are met.
- Integrate position and torque sensing and feedback systems into real-time control architectures.
- Develop real-time diagnostic algorithms that enable fallback strategies.
- Perform hands-on debugging of mechanical, electrical, and software integration issues; use diagnostic tools to identify root causes and drive corrective actions.
- Collaborate with controls engineers to synthesize and tune high-bandwidth controllers; conduct system identification and data analysis to characterize actuation performance.
- Specify design-validation test plans.
- Bring up prototypes and first articles.
- Develop scripts, dashboards, and automated test rigs to streamline repetitive testing, data collection, and diagnostics.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
