Electrical Engineer, Robotics

SECOND TALENT SG PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

SECOND TALENT SG PTE. LTD. is seeking an experienced electrical engineer to own the robot's electronic systems, from power distribution to motor control and sensor integration.

You'll design schematics, review PCB layouts, integrate harnesses, and lead bring-up across multiple hardware revisions to ensure robust, field-ready hardware for open-source humanoid robotics projects.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with high-complexity electromechanical products.
• Strong understanding of electrical/electronic systems and sensor integration.
• Experience with low-voltage power systems (<60V) and DC-DC topology.
• Ability to debug hardware using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
• Experience with EMI/grounding strategies and harness routing.

Responsibilities

• Design and review schematics and PCB layouts for power distribution and motor driver boards.
• Integrate wiring harnesses and actuation electronics into assemblies from the ground up.
• Lead bring-up of power systems and sensors, diagnosing issues across revisions.
• Define and run electrical/system tests and analyze failure modes.
• Collaborate with firmware and controls to ensure compatibility with low-latency control loops.

Skills

Electromechanical design

Power electronics

Low-voltage systems

DC-DC converters

MOSFET drivers

EMI/EMC design

Tools

CAN bus

UART sniffers

Oscillosopes

Job description

Our client is a Singapore-based applied R&D lab building an open‑source humanoid robot platform and the full software stack behind it, working across hardware architecture, locomotion, autonomy, simulation and infrastructure. This role owns the electronic systems that power the robot, from power distribution through motor control and sensor integration.

What You'll Do

• Design and review schematics and PCB layouts for power distribution units, motor driver boards and actuator control electronics
• Integrate wiring harnesses, PCBA enclosures and motor controllers into mechanical assemblies from the ground up
• Lead bring-up of power systems, sensors and actuator subassemblies, diagnosing issues across multiple hardware revisions
• Define and run electrical and system-level test protocols, analyze failure modes and iterate based on test data
• Work closely with firmware and controls teams to ensure electrical design choices support stable, low-latency control loops
• Apply connector selection, grounding strategy, harness routing and EMI suppression expertise for robust, field-reliable hardware
• Contribute PCB schematics and manufacturing documentation to the project's open-source hardware releases

Core Key Skills

• 3+ years of hands-on electrical engineering experience on high-complexity electromechanical products
• Solid understanding of electrical/electronic systems, including motor drivers, sensors and embedded hardware integration
• Deep familiarity with low-voltage (under 60V) DC power systems, DC-DC converters, MOSFET gate drivers, current-sense amplifiers and passive network design
• Proficiency with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers and CAN/UART sniffers for in-depth hardware debug
• Expertise in connector selection, grounding strategies, harness routing and EMI suppression techniques
• Strong communication skills across firmware teams, mechanical engineers and leadership

Nice to Have

• Experience with bipedal/humanoid robot hardware or legged locomotion platforms
• Familiarity with CAN bus, motor controllers, and how electrical design affects firmware/control integration
• Python scripting for hardware automation and data analysis
• Familiarity with sim-to-real workflows and how hardware decisions affect locomotion policy training