Hardware Integration Engineer: End-Effectors & Dexterity

Apptronik; Texas; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik is seeking a Hardware Integration Engineer dedicated to the development and synthesis of our robotic end-effectors. The hands are the primary interface between our humanoid robot, Apollo, and the physical world.

This role is highly interdisciplinary, sitting at the intersection of mechanical kinematics, embedded electronics, and grasping software. You will be responsible for bringing complex, highly articulated robotic hands from CAD to reality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or related field.
• 3+ years of hardware integration, testing, and validation for complex electromechanical systems.
• Hands-on with hardware bring-up, measurement tools, and debugging interfaces.
• Understanding of robot kinematics and dynamics for calibration.
• Proficiency with data analysis tools (Python, MATLAB) and tech docs.
• Ability to read electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.

Responsibilities

• Hardware Bring-Up & Diagnostics: own initial power-on, functional check, and diagnostics for new prototype hardware and assemblies.
• System Calibration: develop procedures for hands calibration to align model with software control.
• Component & Assembly Testing: verify performance and reliability at component and full-hands level.
• HIL Testbed Ownership: design, build, and maintain automated test environments for rapid verification of hardware and software.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: record, analyze, and report test results with clear feedback to design teams.
• Bridge between Mechanical, Electrical, and Autonomy teams in interface areas.

Skills

Hardware bring-up

Diagnostics

Calibration

Testing

Data analysis

Schematic reading

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or Robotics

Tools

Python

MATLAB

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Power supplies

Job description

Apptronik is seeking a Hardware Integration Engineer dedicated to the development and synthesis of our robotic end-effectors. The hands are the primary interface between our humanoid robot, Apollo, and the physical world.

This role is highly interdisciplinary, sitting at the intersection of mechanical kinematics, embedded electronics, and grasping software. You will be responsible for bringing complex, highly articulated robotic hands from CAD to reality.