Senior Electrical Engineer, Robot Controller Hardware

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Electrical Engineer, Robot Controller Hardware

Description

Design and architect robot controller hardware for multi-processor platforms integrating NVIDIA Jetson modules, x86 hosts, and MCUs. Own custom Jetson carrier-board and controller motherboard development from schematic design through validation, including high-speed interface performance, power architecture, and board bring-up with embedded software. Support validation, EMI/EMC, and manufacturing/test readiness, including DFM/DFT reviews and production release activities.

Responsibilities

• Define controller hardware requirements with software and systems teams (processing, sensor connectivity, interface bandwidth, synchronization, power budgets, environmental constraints).
• Architect multi-processor controller platforms integrating NVIDIA Jetson modules, x86 hosts, and MCUs.
• Define processing boundaries and inter-processor communication across power/clock/reset/boot domains.
• Design custom carrier boards for NVIDIA Jetson modules, including AGX Thor.
• Evaluate compute platforms including NVIDIA Jetson, Qualcomm robotics platforms, and x86 processors.
• Own schematic design, component selection, and PCB development for motherboards, carrier boards, and associated interface electronics.
• Design and validate high-speed interfaces including PCIe, multi-gigabit Ethernet, USB, MIPI CSI-2, and camera SerDes links.
• Define stackups, impedance targets, routing constraints, grounding, and return paths.
• Design onboard networking and hardware time synchronization between processors, cameras, and sensors.
• Develop board-level power architectures (DC-DC conversion, sequencing, transient response, protection, monitoring, fault reporting).
• Analyze signal/power integrity risks and correlate assumptions with bench measurements.
• Lead board bring-up with embedded software engineers and debug boot/reset/clocking/communication/peripheral enumeration/sensor connectivity.
• Define and execute validation plans (interface performance, sustained workloads, power cycling, temperature/supply variation, fault recovery).
• Partner with mechanical and thermal engineers on connectors, cables, cooling, and packaging.
• Support EMI/EMC testing and corrective actions.
• Work with manufacturing and test teams on DFM/DFT reviews, prototype builds, production test coverage, component substitutions, and production release.

Requirements

• 5+ years of electrical hardware design experience with embedded processor systems, high-speed digital electronics, or similarly complex products
• At least one board taken through bring-up and production release
• Hands-on design of at least one custom NVIDIA Jetson carrier board taken through board bring-up
• Experience owning processor-based motherboards, system-on-module carrier boards, or comparable complex multilayer PCBAs from schematic design through validation
• Experience designing interfaces between processors/compute modules/MCUs and peripherals
• Strong schematic design skills
• Proficiency with Altium, Cadence, or equivalent EDA tools
• Experience defining and reviewing high-speed PCB layouts
• Practical experience with multiple high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, USB, MIPI, or camera SerDes
• Strong understanding of signal and power integrity
• Experience designing processor or compute-module power supplies
• Strong bench debugging skills
• Experience collaborating with embedded software engineers on hardware/software interface issues

Benefits

• Full-time permanent position