Senior Manager, Hardware Connectivity

The role

You will lead a team of engineers to design and implement the internal and external data connectivity systems for the Apollo humanoid robot. This includes managing internal networks, wireless data links, wire harnessing, and EMI/EMC mitigation.

What you will do

• Manage, mentor, and grow a team of electrical, RF, and interconnect engineers.
• Oversee physical layer design and routing rules for internal communication buses.
• Lead integration and antenna design strategies for wireless data links.
• Own physical design, shielding, and dynamic routing of wire harnesses and custom flex-PCBs.
• Define grounding architectures, shielding strategies, and spectrum management plans.
• Partner with Electrical, Mechanical, and Software engineering teams for system integration.

Required qualifications

• Deep technical background in at least two of: RF engineering and wireless module integration, complex wire harness design and flex-PCBs, EMI/EMC mitigation, grounding architectures, and compliance tes
• Proven ability to manage competing physical constraints like thermal, mechanical packaging, and electrical noise.
• Hands-on leader capable of diving into schematics or layout reviews.
• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of professional engineering experience in hardware design.
• 4+ years of direct people management experience.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen.
• Hearing and speech to communicate.

Nice to have

• Prior experience in humanoid robotics, complex industrial automation, electric vehicles (EV), or aerospace.
• Experience taking a complex, mixed-signal hardware product from prototype through high-volume manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience in an anechoic chamber or taking products through formal EMC certification.

About the company

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