Principal Electrical Engineer - Compute and Sensing
Apptronik · Sunnyvale, CA · HQ · SV
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Roboticsonsiteprincipal$295k–$330k
At a glance
Highlights
- Lead architect for the nervous system of Apollo humanoid robot.
- Bring Apollo to market at scale for manufacturing and logistics.
- Tackle safety, commercialization and mass production challenges.
Ideal candidate
A deeply experienced hardware leader passionate about human-centered robotics who thrives on end-to-end ownership, rigorous design, and mentoring engineers to ship safe robots at scale.
Requirements
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
- 12+ years in high-performance hardware design for robotics, autonomous vehicles, or aerospace
- Proven track record designing custom carrier boards for NVIDIA Jetson or similar compute modules
- Mastery of high-speed digital design (PCIe, DDR4/5, GMSL, 10GbE)
- Experience integrating multi-sensor suites with hardware-level time synchronization
- Hands-on experience with Functional Safety architecture (ISO 26262 or equivalent)
- Proficiency with Altium Designer and simulation tools (SPICE, Ansys, or HyperLynx)
Lab profile
About Apptronik
Human-centered robotics company building AI-powered humanoid robot Apollo for manufacturing, logistics, and beyond.
What they build
- Apollo humanoid robot
Known for
- Applied AI
- Full-stack humanoid robotics
- Human-robot interaction
- Humanoid controls