Join 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.
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.

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.)

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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

Electrical Design Hardware Engineer – Humanoid Robotics

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