Principal Compute & Sensing Engineer – Robotics AI Backbone

Booster; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with benefits

Equity incentive package

Flexible work hours

Professional development opportunities

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

401k plan

Job summary

Booster is seeking a Principal Compute & Sensing Engineer to lead the architecture for the Apollo humanoid robot's compute systems. This role requires expertise in high-performance hardware design and offers the chance to influence product safety and reliability. Applicants should have extensive experience with NVIDIA Jetson and multi-sensor integration. Additional perks include competitive salary, equity incentives, and professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in high-performance hardware design.
• Expertise in designing custom carrier boards for NVIDIA Jetson.
• Hands-on experience with Functional Safety architecture.

Responsibilities

• Own the design of Apollo's safe compute architecture.
• Lead high-performance PCB design and validation.
• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Reliability (DFR).
• Define the electrical architecture for multi-modal sensing.
• Architect data pipelines for sensor fusion.

Skills

High-speed digital design

Multi-sensor integration

Functional Safety architecture

Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Altium Designer

SPICE

Ansys

Job description

Booster is seeking a Principal Compute & Sensing Engineer to lead the architecture for the Apollo humanoid robot's compute systems. This role requires expertise in high-performance hardware design and offers the chance to influence product safety and reliability. Applicants should have extensive experience with NVIDIA Jetson and multi-sensor integration. Additional perks include competitive salary, equity incentives, and professional development opportunities.