Apptronik
Staff Electrical Engineer - Compute
$210K–$235K
Sunnyvale, Ca +2 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jul 8, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, Ca
Austin, TX
Sunnyvale, California, United States - Experience
- 10+ years of experience in embedded systems or robotics compute design.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; Master’s or Ph.D. preferred.
About the job
Leads the architecture, design, validation, and production release of high-performance, safety-critical compute hardware for Apptronik’s humanoid robot platform.
What you'll do
- Architect and validate the robot’s compute solution, including component selection, sensor bandwidth, functional safety, and performance.
- Design and test high-speed multi-layer PCBs; lead signal and power integrity analysis and hardware validation.
- Own compute hardware through production and ongoing support, collaborating across teams and mentoring engineers.
What they ask for
- 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, such as IEC 61508, and experience with safety-critical design.
- Strong knowledge of RTOS, multi-core processing, communication protocols, sensor bandwidth management, and high-speed data transfer.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Master’s or Ph.D.
- Experience with humanoid robotics.
Pay
$210,000 - $235,000 USD base salary
Tools
NVIDIA Jetson, NVIDIA Orin, Intel, RTOS, Ethernet, CAN, NVMe/eMMC, IEC 61508
AI focus
Defines compute requirements for robotics algorithms, including perception and AI tasks.
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