Member of Technical Staff Robotics Electrical Engineer, Frontier AI & Robotics
San Francisco, CA - USA
Job Summary
You will be responsible for designing across the full electrical system for advanced robotics platforms including power distribution sensing compute motor controllers communication infrastructure battery system and power electronics in close collaboration with mechanical controls and software engineers. Youll play a key role in ensuring high-performance reliable operation of complex electromechanical systems under real-world conditions.
Key job responsibilities
* Electrical system architect / owner for power electronics actuation PCBAs battery ware harness specs and high speed electrical/communications protocols
* Design develop and integrate power distribution embedded electronics motor controllers and safety-critical circuits for complex robotic systems
* Own board layout of PCBAs including SoCs microcontrollers sensors power devices etc. using Cadence OrCAD/Allegro or equivalent tools. Oversee bring-up and validation
* Determine appropriate high speed electrical and communication protocols (e.g. CAN EtherCAT USB etc) for reliable and efficient system operation
* Specify and design custom power electronics and power distribution boards to meet performance thermal and safety requirements
* Design and route all cabling and wire harnesses across the robotic platform considering EMI signal integrity serviceability and integration with mechanical structures
* Architect and integrate the robots battery system including protection circuitry battery management charging systems and thermal considerations
* Define and implement wiring and electrical interfaces for sensors (e.g. lidar stereo cameras IMUs tactile) and compute modules
* Ownership over prototyping and bringing up electrical designs and creation of test & validation rigs
About the team
At Frontier AI & Robotics were not just advancing robotics were reimagining it from the ground up. Our team is building the future of intelligent robotics through innovative foundation models and end-to-end learned systems. We tackle some of the most challenging problems in AI and robotics from developing sophisticated perception systems to creating adaptive manipulation strategies that work in complex real-world scenarios.
What sets us apart is our unique combination of ambitious research vision and practical impact. We leverage Amazons massive computational infrastructure and rich real-world datasets to train and deploy state-of-the-art foundation models. Our work spans the full spectrum of robotics intelligence from multimodal perception using images videos and sensor data to sophisticated manipulation strategies that can handle diverse real-world scenarios. Were building systems that dont just work in the lab but scale to meet the demands of Amazons global operations.
Join us if youre excited about pushing the boundaries of whats possible in robotics working with world-class researchers and seeing your innovations deployed at unprecedented scale.
- Experience in developing functional specifications design verification plans and functional test procedures
- Bachelors or Masters in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 6-10 years of experience designing and integrating electrical systems in robotics distributed systems or complex electromechanical platforms.
- Proficient in PCB design (schematic capture and layout) using Cadence OrCAD/Allegro or similar tools.
- Experience in embedded controls high-speed differential signaling microcontrollers memory buses digital design and power electronics
- Experience with wire harness design including connector selection cable speccing and EMI mitigation strategies.
- Hands-on experience testing validating and debugging hardware (use of oscilloscopes logic analyzers etc.)
- Masters degree in electrical engineering computer engineering or equivalent
- Experience working with interdisciplinary teams to execute product design from concept to production
- Experience with the project management of technical projects
- Experience with high-DOF robotic systems.
- Familiarity with high-speed data protocols (e.g. CAN EtherCAT etc.).
- Exposure to embedded programming (e.g. C Python VHDL etc.) and firmware bring-up
- Understanding of thermal design and safety design considerations in high-power robotic systems
- Experience working in environments with DFM/DFA constraints and production scaling.
- Familiarity with mechanical CAD (e.g. SolidWorks) for collaborative integration work.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.
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