Senior Manager of Electrical Engineering, Compute & Sensing

The role

You will lead a specialized engineering team to define and develop high-performance compute and sensing stacks. You will oversee the design of custom high-speed carrier boards and the integration of diverse sensor modalities for humanoid robots.

What you will do

• Recruit, hire, and retain top-tier electrical engineers.
• Provide technical guidance during design reviews for PCB layout, thermal management, and EMI/EMC compliance.
• Collaborate with Software and Perception leads to define the hardware roadmap.
• Lead the development of custom, ruggedized carrier boards for high-performance SoMs.
• Oversee the implementation and validation of high-speed data protocols.
• Define the power architecture for the compute cluster.
• Direct the electrical integration of diverse sensors modalities.
• Optimize the electrical interface and synchronization of sensors.
• Ensure robust data transmission across complex robot harnesses.

Required qualifications

• Proven track record of shipping products based on the NVIDIA Jetson platform (or similar SoM), including custom carrier board design and bring-up.
• Expert-level understanding of high-speed PCB design (12+ layers), signal integrity simulation, and power integrity analysis.
• Deep knowledge of electrical interfaces for perception sensors (GMSL2, FPD-Link III, Ethernet, CAN-FD).
• B.S in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• 10+ years in Electrical Engineering with a focus on high-speed digital design
• 3+ years in a formal people-management or leadership role
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
• Hearing and speech to communicate

Nice to have

• Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or high-performance edge computing

About the company

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Their flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people in industries such as manufacturing and logistics.