Head of Electrical Systems for Autonomous Robots (Equity)

Datamentors; Região Autónoma Da Madeira; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Health insurance

Relocation and housing support

In-house robotics fleet access

Job summary

Datamentors in Madeira, Portugal, is seeking a founding hardware engineer to own the electrical and electronic architecture across our robotics platforms. You will set the standard for power systems, sensors, actuators, safety, and the hardware/software boundary.

You'll lead end-to-end design, selection of components, and in-house integration of embedded systems, energy distribution, and battery management for mobile robots, reducing reliance on external suppliers.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics or a related field.
• Proven experience developing complex electrical and electronic systems, with the demonstrated ability to define a complete electrical/electronic architecture end to end.
• Strong knowledge of embedded systems, industrial communication protocols, and sensor/actuator integration.
• Hands-on experience with power systems, batteries and energy distribution, plus electronic safety, wiring, design of PCB, connectors and hardware integration.
• Practical, hands-on experience integrating, testing and troubleshooting prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the complete electrical and electronic architecture across Datamentors' robot platforms — quadruped, mobile and humanoid.
• Specify the components required for each build and select technologies that meet performance, cost and manufacturability targets.
• Ensure seamless integration between sensors, actuators, power and energy systems, safety systems, and the hardware/software boundary.
• Design, validate and own power distribution, battery management and energy systems for battery-powered mobile robots.
• Bring embedded systems, industrial communication protocols and sensor/actuator integration in-house, reducing our dependence on external suppliers for core technical decisions.

Skills

Embedded systems

Industrial protocols

Sensor integration

Power systems

Hardware integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic/Mechatronics

Tools

PCB design

Job description

Datamentors in Madeira, Portugal, is seeking a founding hardware engineer to own the electrical and electronic architecture across our robotics platforms. You will set the standard for power systems, sensors, actuators, safety, and the hardware/software boundary.

You'll lead end-to-end design, selection of components, and in-house integration of embedded systems, energy distribution, and battery management for mobile robots, reducing reliance on external suppliers.