Engineering Manager, Hardware Integration

Apptronik; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead Hardware Integration for our humanoid robotics platform. You will guide a team responsible for bringing high-performance actuators and sensor suites into a cohesive system, bridging component design and the full platform.

The role requires leadership of multi-disciplinary engineers, hands-on prototyping, and a focus on integration quality, calibration, and testbed development to accelerate bring-up and product readiness.

Qualifications

• Leadership: 2+ years in direct management or technical lead role.
• Prototyping: hands-on rapid prototyping of hardware concepts.
• BoM management: experience handling complex bills of materials.
• Systems thinking: troubleshoot interfaces across mech/electrical/firmware.
• Communication: strong cross‑functional coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary hardware integration team.
• Direct rapid prototyping and derisking of electromechanical subsystems.
• Oversee hardware bring-up from bench to platform.
• Develop calibration schemes aligning physical assembly with models.
• Collaborate on Design for Integration to optimize modularity and reliability.
• Lead Hardware-in-the-Loop testbed development for rapid iteration.
• Own hardware configuration management and top-level BoM accuracy.

Skills

Leadership

Prototyping

BoM management

Systems thinking

Communication

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond.

We operate at the cutting edge of Applied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Manager to lead Hardware Integration at Apptronik. You will be at the forefront of bringing our humanoid robot platform to life, ensuring every physical subsystem—from high-performance actuators to complex sensor suites is meticulously integrated into a cohesive, functional system. This is a critical leadership role for an engineer who excels at bridging the gap between individual component design and a fully realized, top-level robotic platform.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Team Leadership: Build, Lead and mentor a specialized team of engineers and technicians focused on the physical integration and assembly of complex humanoid robotic systems.
• Prototyping & Concept Derisking: Lead rapid prototyping initiatives to validate novel hardware concepts before committing to full-scale integration. Design and execute targeted derisking experiments for critical electromechanical subsystems to identify and mitigate physical interface, thermal, or kinematic risks early in the development cycle.
• Hardware Bring-Up: Direct prototype hardware integration, guiding the team through physical assembly, initial power-on, and the transition of new hardware designs from the bench to the platform.
• Kinematic & Dynamic Calibration: Develop and release calibration schemes to ensure the robot's physical assembly is precisely aligned with its digital and control models.
• Design for Integration (DfI): Collaborate with mechanical and electrical design teams to ensure sub-assemblies are optimized for modularity, ease of integration, and long-term reliability.
• Lead HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) Testbed Development: Design and build hardware in the loop testbeds to enable rapid iteration cycles and facilitate integration and bring-up tasks, as well as future testing activities.
• Configuration Management: Serve as the primary owner for hardware configuration, including revision control and the creation/maintenance of accurate Top-Level System Bills of Materials (BoM) for the robot and auxiliary equipment.

Skills And Requirements

• Leadership: 2+ years in a direct management or technical lead role, with a proven track record of mentoring multi-disciplinary teams.
• Prototyping Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience with rapid prototyping techniques, building proof-of-concept mockups, and developing empirical test plans to validate early-stage hardware.
• Configuration Mastery: Direct experience managing complex BoMs and hardware versioning within a fast-paced R&D or production environment.
• Systems Thinking: Strong ability to troubleshoot interface issues between mechanical, electrical, and firmware layers during the integration phase.
• Communication: Exceptional leadership and problem-solving skills, with the ability to coordinate across diverse engineering departments.

EDUCATION And/or EXPERIENCE

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Experience: 6+ years of hands-on hardware engineering experience, specifically focused on complex robotics systems.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
• Hearing and speech to communicate
• This is a direct hire. Please, no outside Agency solicitations.

Apptronik provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.