Staff Electrical Engineer - Compute

Apptronik
Sunnyvale, El Salvador
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 210,000 - 235,000 annuallyFunction: Hardware, Embedded & Systems EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Problem-solving","Collaborative approach","Mentorship"]

Lead the architecture and implementation of next-generation compute for a humanoid robot platform, ensuring real-time performance, sensor bandwidth handling, and functional safety. Own requirements definition, high-speed PCB/SoM integration (e.g., NVIDIA Orin), and signal/power integrity validation. Drive component selection and DVT/PVT testing to meet performance and regulatory needs, while mentoring electrical engineering teammates across the full hardware lifecycle.

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Staff Electrical Engineer - Compute

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Job Summary

Lead the architecture and implementation of next-generation compute for a humanoid robot platform, ensuring real-time performance, sensor bandwidth handling, and functional safety. Own requirements definition, high-speed PCB/SoM integration (e.g., NVIDIA Orin), and signal/power integrity validation. Drive component selection and DVT/PVT testing to meet performance and regulatory needs, while mentoring electrical engineering teammates across the full hardware lifecycle.
Location: Sunnyvale, El Salvador
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Hardware, Embedded & Systems Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect the robot’s next-generation compute solution from high-level system architecture through component selection.
  • •Define and validate compute requirements for robotics algorithms including motion control, perception, and AI tasks.
  • •Design scalable compute capable of handling high-bandwidth sensor data and develop performance/power optimization plans.
  • •Implement functional safety by building redundant systems, fail-safe mechanisms, and diagnostic features aligned with industry standards.
  • •Own the compute hardware lifecycle (concept to production release) and lead validation/testing plans including DVT/PVT and regulatory compliance (e.g., FCC, CE).

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 210,000 - 235,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •Proven experience 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) with experience in safety-critical design.
  • •Expertise with embedded compute platforms, including NVIDIA Jetson, Intel, and other high-performance embedded systems.
  • •Strong knowledge of RTOS, multi-core processing, and communication protocols such as Ethernet and CAN.
  • •10+ years of experience in embedded systems or robotics compute design, with a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (Master’s or Ph.D. preferred).
Experience:10+ yearsRoboticsAutonomous systemsEmbedded systemsFunctional safety
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
Skills:Problem-solvingCollaborative approachMentorship
Languages:English
Tech Stack:NVIDIA OrinNVIDIA JetsonIntelSoMHigh-speed PCBsRTOSEthernetCANNVMeEMMCPCBsSignal integrity (SI)Power integrity (PI)PMICsPower sequencingDVTPVT

Company Brief

Apptronik
Develops advanced general-purpose robots and robotic limbs for industrial and commercial applications, combining hardware, actuators, and control software to enable versatile, human-scale robot solutions.
Industry: Robotics
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series A
Headquarters: Austin, United States
Founded: 2018
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