Senior Electrical Engineer: Motor Drive & Embedded Systems

Foundation Robotics Labs Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health insurance

401k

Job summary

Foundation Robotics Labs Inc. in San Francisco seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead driver design and motor control for advanced humanoid robotics.

You will own end-to-end PCB design, plus motor driver and controller circuits for DC/stepper motors, in a high-reliability workspace that values craftsmanship and performance. The role emphasizes hands-on hardware development, sensor integration, and collaboration with firmware, with a focus on producing reliable, production-ready

Qualifications

• Strong motor driver and embedded systems background.
• Experience designing embedded systems (MCUs, DSPs, or FPGAs) in compact, high-reliability environments.
• Hands-on experience designing motor driver and motor controller circuits including gate drivers, H-bridge topologies, FOC controllers, and power stage design for BLDC, brushed, or stepper motors.
• Experience with sensor integration (IMUs, force/tactile, encoders), motor control, and power electronics.
• Strong debugging skills with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and JTAG tools.
• Exposure to safety standards (IEC, ISO) and EMI/EMC testing.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or related field.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end PCB design for robotic hand controllers including schematics, layout, and BOM selection.
• Design and develop motor driver and motor controller circuits for BLDC, brushed, and stepper motors used in hand joints and tendon-driven systems.
• Evaluate and integrate motor driver ICs and power stages including gate drivers, H-bridges, and FOC controllers.
• Develop custom force and tactile sensors with aggressive size and reliability requirements.
• Design embedded systems and mixed-signal circuits (MCUs, FPGAs, sensors, power, communications).
• Perform board bring-up, validation, and debugging.
• Guide junior engineers and review schematic and layout work.
• Interface with firmware engineers to define board-level APIs and support hardware abstraction.
• Drive DFM, DFT, and EMC improvements as designs move to production.

Skills

Motor driver circuits

Embedded systems

PCB design

Schematic design

Firmware interfaces

Signal integrity

Altium Designer

KiCad

Cadence

Power electronics

DFM/DFT

EMC testing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

KiCad

Cadence

Job description

Foundation Robotics Labs Inc. in San Francisco seeks an experienced Electrical Engineer to lead driver design and motor control for advanced humanoid robotics.

You will own end-to-end PCB design, plus motor driver and controller circuits for DC/stepper motors, in a high-reliability workspace that values craftsmanship and performance. The role emphasizes hands-on hardware development, sensor integration, and collaboration with firmware, with a focus on producing reliable, production-ready