Principal AI Engineer - Electrical / Embedded (Internal Use)

Talentsis; Singapore; Presencial; SGD 120.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Talentsis in Singapore seeks a qualified embedded hardware engineer to design low-power electrical architectures for autonomous robotic platforms and to develop bespoke PCBs for sensors, power management, and processing.

You will implement firmware in C/C++ for MCUs/SoCs, interface diverse sensors, and work with RTOS/embedded Linux, PX4 flight control, and edge AI optimizations on constrained hardware. Collaboration across teams is essential.

Formación

• Bachelor's or master's in EE, CE, robotics, or related field.
• 3+ years in robotics hardware, embedded systems, or equivalent R&D.
• Proficiency in C/C++ for embedded platforms.
• Hands-on PCB design with Altium, KiCad or Eagle.
• Strong understanding of MCU architectures and comms protocols.
• Experience with sensor integration and signal conditioning.
• Experience with RTOS and embedded Linux.

Responsabilidades

• Design and develop low-power electrical architectures for autonomous robotic platforms.
• Design, layout, fabricate, and test custom PCBs for sensors and power management.
• Interface various sensors at hardware level ensuring signal integrity.
• Develop embedded software/firmware for MCUs/SoCs for real-time control.
• Implement and manage interfaces (I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, Ethernet, Wi-Fi).
• Work with RTOS and embedded Linux environments.
• Integrate hardware with flight control systems (PX4).
• Investigate firmware optimizations for edge AI on constrained hardware.
• Conduct validation and performance testing including flight tests.
• Collaborate with mechanical/control/software/AI engineers for integration.
• Create and maintain documentation.

Conocimientos

C/C++

PCB design

RTOS

Embedded systems

Sensor integration

Signal conditioning

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Herramientas

Altium

KiCad

Eagle

SPICE

Descripción del empleo

• Design and develop low-power electrical architectures, including power distribution and management systems, for autonomous robotic platforms (especially battery-powered/aerial).
• Design, layout, fabricate, and test custom PCBs for sensor integration, power management, motor control, and embedded processing.
• Select, integrate, and interface various sensors (e.g., IMUs, LiDAR, cameras, GPS, encoders) at the hardware level, ensuring signal integrity.
• Develop and test embedded software/firmware (C/C++) for microcontrollers (e.g., ARM Cortex-M, ESP32) and potentially SoCs for real-time control, sensor data acquisition, and communication.
• Implement and manage communication interfaces and protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, UART, CAN, Ethernet, Wi-Fi).
• Work with real-time operating systems (RTOS) and/or embedded Linux environments.
• Integrate and test embedded systems with flight control systems (e.g., PX4) at the hardware and firmware level.
• Investigate and potentially implement firmware optimizations for edge AI tasks on resource-constrained hardware (MCUs, potentially NPUs/embedded GPUs).
• Conduct validation and performance testing (including flight tests) focusing on electrical robustness, power efficiency, signal integrity, and embedded system performance.
• Collaborate closely with mechanical, control, software, and AI engineers to ensure seamless hardware/firmware integration.
• Create and maintain thorough technical documentation (schematics, PCB layouts, firmware specifications, test plans/reports).

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in robotics hardware, electrical, or embedded systems design and development, or equivalent academic R&D experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ programming for embedded platforms.
• Strong hands-on experience with PCB design tools (e.g., Altium, KiCad, Eagle), circuit design, simulation (e.g., SPICE), and board bring-up/debugging.
• Solid understanding of microcontroller architectures, embedded systems design, digital and analog electronics, and communication protocols.
• Experience with sensor integration and signal conditioning.
• Experience with RTOS and/or embedded Linux.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
• Experience designing energy-efficient systems and advanced power management techniques, especially for aerial platforms.
• Experience integrating hardware accelerators (e.g., NPUs, embedded GPUs, FPGAs) at the hardware/firmware level.
• Familiarity with deploying optimized AI models (e.g., using TensorFlow Lite, ONNX Runtime, TensorRT) on embedded targets.
• Experience with flight control systems (e.g., PX4) hardware/firmware integration.
• Familiarity with relevant robotics safety standards (e.g., ISO 10218, ISO 13849) and functional safety concepts (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC 61508).
• Experience with high-speed digital design or RF design.
• Demonstrated ability to prototype, deploy, and iterate on electrical/embedded solutions in field environments.
• Experience with ROS/ROS2 interaction at the embedded level.
• A strong research record or portfolio in embedded systems, robotics hardware, or real-time processing.