Figure AI
Electrical Engineer, Actuator Systems
$120K–$250K
San Jose, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 10, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States - Experience
- 2+ years of industry experience.
- Education
- Bachelor or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
About the job
Designs and tests actuator motor-control and power-electronics hardware for humanoid robots.
What you'll do
- Design and validate PCBAs for actuator and motor-control systems, including motor controllers, gate drivers, power-distribution boards, and mixed-signal sensing circuits.
- Develop conceptual designs and trade studies; design across analog, digital, and power domains while addressing signal integrity, noise, and thermal considerations.
- Review design artifacts and support system integration, hands-on debugging, and validation.
What they ask for
- Bachelor or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
- 2+ years of industry experience.
- Hands-on experience designing, building, and testing PCBAs; mastery of Altium Designer for schematics and layout.
- Experience with motor-controller design and mixed-signal design across analog, digital, and power domains.
Nice to have
- Experience with power electronics, motor feedback circuits, small form factor boards, embedded programming for motor control, or LTspice or similar simulation tools.
- Background in robotics, automotive, drone, or other motor-driven systems.
Pay
$120,000 to $250,000 per year USD (base salary)
Tools
Altium Designer, gate drivers, H-bridges, FOC, BLDC/PMSM, DC-DC converters, LTspice, DSPs
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