Senior Electrical Engineer - Actuators and Drives

The role

You will design and deliver electrical systems that enable humanoid robots to move, sense, and operate. You will own critical electrical subsystems from architecture through production.

What you will do

• Design and release electrical subsystems that meet performance, reliability, safety, and manufacturing requirements
• Develop robust electrical architectures spanning power, sensing, control, and embedded electronics
• Deliver validated hardware designs from concept through schematic capture, PCB development, bring-up, and production support
• Improve product reliability through strong EMI/ESD design practices, validation testing, and root-cause analysis
• Partner with firmware, controls, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve complex system-level challenges

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• 5+ years of professional electrical engineering experience
• Strong fundamentals in analog and digital circuit design
• Experience designing, reviewing, debugging, and validating hardware from schematic through PCB bring-up
• Familiarity with power systems, sensors, and embedded electronics
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, and other laboratory equipment
• Understanding of EMI/ESD considerations and robust hardware design practices
• Experience collaborating closely with mechanical, firmware, controls, test, and manufacturing teams

Nice to have

• Experience designing motor drive systems, power electronics, and actuator control hardware
• Familiarity with robotic actuators, electromechanical systems, and motion control architectures
• Understanding of motor technologies, encoder systems, current sensing, and control requirements
• Experience with high-power or high-current electronics
• Experience supporting products through manufacturing ramp and volume production
• Familiarity with safety-critical, fault-tolerant, or high-reliability electronic systems
• Knowledge of thermal design considerations and fault management architectures
• Basic familiarity with mechanical CAD workflows and hardware integration processes

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

About the company

1X builds humanoid robots that work in homes to do chores and handle tasks. They are developing NEO, a flagship home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world.