Apptronik
Principal Electrical Engineer - Compute and Sensing
$295K–$330K
Sunnyvale, CA +2 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Jun 9, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Austin, TX
Sunnyvale, California, United States - Experience
- 12+ years of experience 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
Leads the architecture and implementation of Apollo’s compute and sensing hardware, including safe, high-performance computing, sensor integration, and real-time data pipelines.
What you'll do
- Own compute architecture, component selection, redundancy, and custom carrier-board design and validation.
- Architect multi-sensor integration, synchronization, and high-bandwidth data pipelines; implement safety, fail-safe, and diagnostic hardware.
- Set the compute and sensing roadmap and provide technical leadership and mentorship across engineering teams.
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.
Pay
$295,000 - $330,000 USD base salary
Tools
NVIDIA Jetson, SoCs, FPGAs, MCUs, PCIe, DDR4/5, GMSL, 10GbE
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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