Lead Robotics Engineer

Lockhart. Posted 2 months ago

The role

You will be the technical owner of a legged quadruped robot being built from scratch. You will work on architecture, actuation strategy, prototype hardware, and the locomotion control stack.

What you will do

Work across mechanical design, motor control, and power electronics
Design multi-kilowatt DC bus architecture
Design motor drive and inverter or perform deep integration
Select battery pack and BMS
Design thermal systems for sustained load
Implement field-oriented control and torque control
Implement encoder and current sensing
Develop real-time firmware on embedded targets
Design high torque-density drivetrains including motors and gearboxes

Required qualifications

Experience in EV and e-mobility powertrain work, motor drive and inverter design, industrial servo and actuator manufacturing, or legged robotics
Experience shipping high-power motion hardware designed by yourself
Fluency in C++ and Python
Experience with a real-time control target
Experience with CAN or EtherCAT
Experience with a simulator

About the company

proto-town is building a legged quadruped robot that carries a human rider starting from scratch.