Power Electronics Engineer for Robotic Charging Dock

Amazon; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer to design and build power electronics and charging systems for a robotic platform. You will own the electrical design of the autonomous charging dock, including power conversion, thermal management, and board-level integration, working hands-on in the lab with oscilloscopes and thermal cameras.

You will collaborate with firmware and mechanical engineers, define requirements, select topologies, and bring hardware

Qualifications

• 3+ years of electrical engineering experience focusing on power electronics.
• Experience designing DC/DC converters, full-bridge inverters, or isolated topologies.
• Strong PCB design and high-current routing with EMC considerations.
• Hands-on lab skills to bring up and test power boards using oscilloscopes and power analyzers.
• Experience with embedded interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, CAN) and basic firmware timing.

Responsibilities

• Design and validate power converter circuits including DC/DC stages and isolated topologies.
• Own PCB schematic capture and layout for high-current power circuits with thermal considerations.
• Bring up prototype boards in the lab and debug using oscilloscopes and thermal imaging.
• Collaborate with firmware and mechanical engineers on system integration and testing.
• Develop and execute electrical test plans and documentation.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Electrical engineering

Power electronics design

DC/DC converters

PCB design

Embedded interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, C

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium

KiCad

Job description

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is seeking a Hardware Development Engineer to design and build power electronics and charging systems for a robotic platform. You will own the electrical design of the autonomous charging dock, including power conversion, thermal management, and board-level integration, working hands-on in the lab with oscilloscopes and thermal cameras.

You will collaborate with firmware and mechanical engineers, define requirements, select topologies, and bring hardware