Apptronik
Senior Electrical Engineer - HRI (Visuals)
Austin, TX · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 14, 2026
- Experience
- At least 5 years of industry experience designing display or LED lighting electronics.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Leads development of display and LED lighting electronics for Apollo’s visual human-robot interface, from concept through production and ongoing support.
What you'll do
- Define electrical and optical requirements; design, bring up, and test display and LED lighting PCBAs.
- Plan and execute electrical, thermal, photometric, and regulatory validation, including EMI/EMC compliance.
- Own hardware lifecycle and supplier relationships, and mentor electrical engineers.
What they ask for
- Expert proficiency with schematic capture and PCB layout tools for complex mixed-signal boards.
- Hands-on experience with LED driver circuits, RGB LED arrays, brightness and color control, and thermal management.
- Experience integrating display modules, interfaces, backlight drivers, and display power sequencing.
- Microcontroller-based board design using common serial interfaces, plus ability to perform electrical and optical validation.
Nice to have
- Experience integrating optics and lighting with industrial and mechanical design.
- Familiarity with functional safety concepts, such as ISO 13849.
Tools
Altium Designer, MIPI-DSI, LVDS, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, ISO 13849
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