Apptronik
Principal Electrical Engineer - Compute and Sensing
Austin, TX +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Apr 24, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Sunnyvale, California, United States - Experience
- 12+ years in high-performance hardware design, focused on robotics, autonomous vehicles, or aerospace.
- Education
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Architects Apollo’s compute and sensing hardware, including its compute architecture, custom boards, sensor integration, safety systems, and roadmap.
What you'll do
- Design and validate redundant, high-performance compute hardware and custom carrier boards.
- Define the electrical architecture and synchronized data pipelines for Apollo’s perception sensors.
- Lead functional-safety, fail-safe, diagnostic, manufacturing, and reliability design; mentor engineers and guide the technical roadmap.
What they ask for
- Proven track record designing custom carrier boards for NVIDIA Jetson or similar high-end compute modules.
- Mastery of high-speed digital design, including PCIe, DDR4/5, GMSL, and 10GbE.
- Experience integrating multi-sensor suites with precise hardware-level time synchronization.
- Hands-on experience with functional-safety architecture (ISO 26262 or equivalent); proficiency with Altium Designer or similar and hardware simulation tools.
Tools
NVIDIA Jetson, PCIe, DDR4/5, GMSL, 10GbE, Altium Designer, SPICE, Ansys
AI focus
The role designs compute and sensing hardware for an AI-powered humanoid robot; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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