Lead Legged Robotics Engineer, Powertrain & Control

Proto-Town; Lockhart (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Proto-Town is building a legged quadruped robot that carries a human rider, starting from scratch. As Lead Robotics Engineer you would own the machine's architecture, actuation strategy, prototype hardware, and the locomotion control stack.

The role spans mechanical design, motor control, and power electronics, requiring hands-on integration across boundaries to deliver a cohesive system. You should have shipped high-power motion hardware and a track record in EV or robotics powertrains, with

Qualifications

• Experience shipping high-power motion hardware you designed yourself.
• Background in EV or e-mobility powertrain work is a plus.
• Fluency in real-time firmware development and control of motors and actuators.

Responsibilities

• Own the machine architecture, actuation strategy, prototype hardware, and locomotion control stack.
• Collaborate across mechanical design, motor control, and power electronics to deliver integrated system.
• Lead design decisions to ensure reliability under sustained load.

Skills

High-power electronics

Motor control

Actuation design

Embedded real-time systems

C++

Python

CAN/EtherCAT

Robotics simulation

Tools

Embedded firmware tools

Power electronics design tools

Thermal design analysis

Job description

Proto-Town is building a legged quadruped robot that carries a human rider, starting from scratch. As Lead Robotics Engineer you would own the machine's architecture, actuation strategy, prototype hardware, and the locomotion control stack.

The role spans mechanical design, motor control, and power electronics, requiring hands-on integration across boundaries to deliver a cohesive system. You should have shipped high-power motion hardware and a track record in EV or robotics powertrains, with