System Engineer Robotic Actuators (m/f/x)

DeepDrive GmbH; Garching bei München; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flex Budget

Lunch subsidy

Stock options

Company pension

Car subscription

Bike leasing

Impactful role

Flat hierarchies

Learning opportunities

Job summary

DeepDrive GmbH in Garching is seeking a System Engineer specializing in Robot Actuators. You will own the actuator system comprising motor, inverter, gearbox and sensors, translating humanoid use cases into clear requirements. You design the architecture and ensure performance on test benches and in customer robots.

You will collaborate with components teams, define interfaces, run simulations, and act as the technical contact for humanoid manufacturers, providing the basis for RFIs and RFQs.

Qualifications

• Translate humanoid use cases into joint load profiles
• Derive actuator requirements and break them down to component level: torque, speed, stiffness, back drivability, mass and package space
• Own and develop the actuator architecture of motor, inverter and gearbox
• Define interfaces between components and the robot platform: mechanical, electrical, thermal and communication
• Be the technical contact for humanoid manufacturers on requirements, sample deliveries and integration

Responsibilities

• Build system models of the actuator and run electromagnetic and thermal simulations at component level for motor design
• Assess continuous load capability and efficiency and feed results back into requirements and design
• Define the validation strategy on system level and specify test benches and integration tests

Skills

Humanoid robotics

Actuator integration

System requirements

English communication

Customer interaction

Education

Electrical/mechanical/mechatronics degree

Related field

Tools

EMAG simulations

Thermal simulations

Encoders knowledge

Job description

About the Job

As a System Engineer specialising in Robot Actuators, you are responsible for the entire actuator system, including the motor, inverter, gearbox and sensors, which work together in the joint of a humanoid robot. Starting with typical robot use cases, you turn this into clear requirements. You design the architecture of the actuator and ensure that it performs well on the test bench and in our customers’ robots. This role combines technical systems work with direct contact with humanoid robot manufacturers.

You will join our System Engineering team in Garching. Building on our expertise in compact, high-torque electric drives, we develop actuators for humanoid robots. You will work closely with colleagues responsible for individual components and testing, acting as the technical point of contact for our customers.

Your Tasks

• Translate humanoid use cases into joint load profiles
• Derive actuator requirements and break them down to component level: torque, speed, stiffness, back drivability, mass and package space
• Align requirements with customers and track them
• Own and further develop the actuator architecture of motor, inverter and gearbox
• Define interfaces between the components and to the robot platform: mechanical, electrical, thermal and communication
• Build system models of the actuator anduse electromagneticand thermal simulations on component level for motor design
• Assess continuous load capability and efficiency and feed the results back into requirements and design
• Define the validation strategy on system level
• Specify test bench and integration tests, evaluate the results and derive design changes
• Be the technical contact for humanoid manufacturers on requirements, sample deliveries and integration
• Provide the technical basis for customer requests, RFIs and RFQs

Your Profile

• Degree in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronics or a related field
• 3+ years of professional experience in humanoid robotics, ideally with actuators
• Deep knowledge of system requirements in robotics
• Experience in actuator system integration: motor, inverter, gearbox and encoder
• Experience in system level testing and validation of humanoids
• Simulation background, ideally EMAG or thermal, is a plus
• Knowledge of encoders and position sensors is a plus
• Very good English and confidence in technical discussions with customers

Your Benefits

• 100 EUR Flex-Budget per month (internet, mobility, vouchers or sports)
• Lunch subsidy for meals on site
• Participation in our virtual stock option program
• Company pension scheme
• FINN car subscription
• Bikeleasing
• A high level of responsibility and room to make an impact
• Working in a tech-companywith a strong team and flat hierarchies
• Diverse learning and development opportunities across a broad range of topics