Senior Robotics Compute Engineer - Safety-Critical

Apptronik; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Staff Compute Engineer to lead the design and implementation of the next-generation compute solution for its humanoid robot platform. You will architect a system to meet real-time performance, sensor bandwidth, and safety requirements, coordinating across hardware teams to ensure seamless integration.

This role requires deep expertise in high-performance compute for robotics, RTOS, and multi-core processing, with a strong emphasis on safety-critical design and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field; Master's or Ph.D. preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in embedded systems or robotics compute design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architectural design of the robot's next-generation compute solution, from high-level system architecture to component-level selection.
• Define and validate compute requirements based on robotics algorithms including motion control, perception, and AI tasks.
• Develop a robust and scalable solution capable of handling high-bandwidth data from sensors.
• Design for functional safety with redundancy, fail-safe mechanisms, and diagnostics to meet safety standards.
• Collaborate with software, electrical, and systems teams to integrate the compute solution with the robot platform.
• Conduct performance benchmarking and power analysis to optimize the compute stack for efficiency and thermal management.
• Design, simulate, implement, and test multi-layer high-speed PCBs for SoMs like NVIDIA Orin.
• Lead high-speed signal integrity and power integrity analysis, modeling, and validation.
• Drive selection and qualification of critical components (SoMs, memory, storage, high-speed interconnects).
• Develop validation/test plans (DVT/PVT) and implement test fixtures to ensure performance and regulatory compliance.
• Stay abreast of embedded systems, RTOS, and robotics compute hardware advancements.
• Own lifecycle of complex compute hardware from concept to production release and ongoing support.
• Mentor engineers on best practices for hardware design and troubleshooting.

Skills

Robotics compute

Functional safety

RTOS

Multi-core processing

High-speed data

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

NVIDIA Jetson

Intel platforms

Job description

Apptronik in Sunnyvale, CA seeks a Staff Compute Engineer to lead the design and implementation of the next-generation compute solution for its humanoid robot platform. You will architect a system to meet real-time performance, sensor bandwidth, and safety requirements, coordinating across hardware teams to ensure seamless integration.

This role requires deep expertise in high-performance compute for robotics, RTOS, and multi-core processing, with a strong emphasis on safety-critical design and