Lead Electrical & Electronics Systems Engineer

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 is building the next generation of autonomous robotics through a combination of advanced AI, robotics, and proprietary Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models. Our mission is to create intelligent robotic systems capable of understanding natural language, reasoning about the world, and acting autonomously in complex environments.

We are assembling a world-class engineering team to tackle some of the hardest challenges in robotics, AI, perception, and autonomy. The engineers who join us today will have a direct impact on the core technologies that power Ardia and the future of intelligent machines.

ROLE OVERVIEW

Own the electrical and electronic architecture of every robot we build — from component specification through to the integration of sensors, actuators, power systems, safety and the hardware/software boundary. Today no one on the team holds this expertise, and closing that gap is essential to moving faster and building on solid ground rather than depending on external suppliers for our core technical decisions. This is a foundational hire: you will set the electrical and electronic standard the rest of Ardia is built against.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• 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

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• 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

Nice to have

• Experience in robotics (valued, but not required)
• Background in industrial automation, autonomous systems, heavy machinery, drones, automotive or aerospace

WHY DATAMENTORS

• Founding hardware role for the Ardia robotics platform — the architecture you define becomes the standard for every robot we build
• Competitive salary benchmarked to mainland Portugal, plus a Madeira relocation premium
• Equity / participation in Datamentors' growth; CINM free-zone tax benefits
• Access to a real robot fleet and in-house assembly line; health insurance, relocation and housing assistance; direct line to the founding team