Senior Manager, Hardware Connectivity

Apptronik
Austin
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Mentoring","Cross-functional collaboration","Hands-on technical leadership","Resource allocation"]

Lead the team responsible for Apollo’s “nervous system,” ensuring data and connectivity work flawlessly across the robot—from high-bandwidth sensor data and low-latency joint control to cloud telematics. Manage electrical, RF, and interconnect engineers while overseeing internal network architecture, external wireless/RF integration (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular 5G/LTE), wire harnessing and flex-PCBs, and EMI/EMC and signal integrity. Drive cross-functional system integration for Apollo at scale.

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Senior Manager, Hardware Connectivity

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Job Summary

Lead the team responsible for Apollo’s “nervous system,” ensuring data and connectivity work flawlessly across the robot—from high-bandwidth sensor data and low-latency joint control to cloud telematics. Manage electrical, RF, and interconnect engineers while overseeing internal network architecture, external wireless/RF integration (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular 5G/LTE), wire harnessing and flex-PCBs, and EMI/EMC and signal integrity. Drive cross-functional system integration for Apollo at scale.
Location: Austin
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Manage, mentor, and grow a team of electrical, RF, and interconnect engineers; empower tech leads, run design reviews, and allocate resources across hardware development cycles.
  • •Oversee internal network architecture, including physical layer design and routing rules for communication buses distributed throughout the robot.
  • •Lead integration and antenna design strategies for wireless data links (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular 5G/LTE) to enable telemetry, OTA updates, and teleoperation.
  • •Own physical interconnect design, shielding, and dynamic routing of wire harnesses and custom flex‑PCBs across articulating joints to maximize lifecycle reliability.
  • •Define EMI/EMC and signal integrity strategies, including grounding architectures, shielding, and spectrum management, to isolate sensitive data and RF from high-power mechatronics noise; partner with Electrical, Mechanical, and Software teams for system integration and packaging.

Key Requirements

  • •BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
  • •10+ years of professional hardware engineering experience, including at least 4+ years of direct people management.
  • •Deep expertise in at least two areas: RF/wireless module integration (Cellular, Wi‑Fi, BT), complex wire harness design and flex‑PCBs for dynamic systems, EMI/EMC mitigation and grounding architectures with FCC/CE compliance testing, and high/low-speed digital signal integrity.
  • •Proven ability to balance competing physical constraints (thermal, mechanical packaging, electrical noise) in tightly integrated hardware.
  • •A hands-on leadership style that can review schematics/layouts while delegating to and elevating senior technical contributors.
Experience:10+ yearsRoboticsHardwareWirelessEMI/EMC
Education:Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
Skills:LeadershipMentoringCross-functional collaborationHands-on technical leadershipResource allocation
Languages:English
Tech Stack:RF engineeringWi-FiBluetoothCellular5GLTETelemetryOTA updatesTeleoperationEMI/EMCFCCCEHigh-speed digitalLow-speed digitalWire harnessesFlex-PCBsGrounding architecturesShielding strategiesSpectrum management

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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