Senior Motor Control Engineer for Robotics Power Systems

Amazon Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 157,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead power and motion control for robotic systems. You will select, define, and design actuator power delivery and motor control solutions for high-reliability devices.

You will collaborate with firmware and mechanical teams, validate PCBs, develop test infrastructure, ensure EMI/EMC compliance, and help bring prototypes through to production with vendors and contract manufacturers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of electrical theory, robotics, controls components, and automated equipment experience.
• 4+ years of motor controls (motor starts, variable frequency drives, DC drives, and standard electrical components) experience.
• Experience with power electronics, DC-DC converters, switching regulators, or battery management.
• Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization.
• Strong PCB design and layout skills (Altium, Cadence, or similar) with an understanding of high-power circuits, signal integrity, and thermal constraints.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, including experience with oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and motor test benches.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual designs and conduct trade studies to support actuator selection and design.
• Lead the design, layout, and validation of PCBs for power distribution, motor controllers, gate drivers, and sensor integration for actuator and motor control systems.
• Develop test and measurement infrastructure for power electronics and motor control.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers on real-time control strategies.
• Work with mechanical engineers to integrate thermal management solutions for high-power electronics and motors.
• Support integration, bring-up, debugging, and testing of prototype actuators, working closely with firmware and mechanical teams.
• Ensure EMI/EMC compliance, signal integrity, and thermal design best practices for high-reliability electronics in a compact mobile system.
• Work with vendors and contract manufacturers to source high-quality components and oversee the production of key electronics subsystems.

Skills

Robotics experience

Power electronics

BLDC control

Motor control

Cross-functional collaboration

Thermal management

PCB design basics

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

Altium/Cadence PCB design

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Ltspice

Job description

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead power and motion control for robotic systems. You will select, define, and design actuator power delivery and motor control solutions for high-reliability devices.

You will collaborate with firmware and mechanical teams, validate PCBs, develop test infrastructure, ensure EMI/EMC compliance, and help bring prototypes through to production with vendors and contract manufacturers.