Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond. We operate at the cutting edge of embodied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better.
The Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Manager to lead Hardware Integration at Apptronik. You will be at the forefront of bringing our humanoid robot platform to life, ensuring every physical subsystem—from high-performance actuators to complex sensor suites—is meticulously integrated into a cohesive, functional system. This is a critical leadership role for an engineer who excels at bridging the gap between individual component design and a fully realized, top-level robotic platform.
Responsibilities
- Team Leadership: Build, Lead and mentor a specialized team of engineers and technicians focused on the physical integration and assembly of complex humanoid robotic systems.
- Prototyping & Concept Derisking: Lead rapid prototyping initiatives to validate novel hardware concepts before committing to full-scale integration. Design and execute targeted derisking experiments for critical electromechanical subsystems to identify and mitigate physical interface, thermal, or kinematic risks early in the development cycle.
- Hardware Bring-Up: Direct prototype hardware integration, guiding the team through physical assembly, initial power-on, and the transition of new hardware designs from the bench to the platform.
- Kinematic & Dynamic Calibration: Develop and release calibration schemes to ensure the robot's physical assembly is precisely aligned with its digital and control models.
- Design for Integration (DfI): Collaborate with mechanical and electrical design teams to ensure sub-assemblies are optimized for modularity, ease of integration, and long-term reliability.
- Lead HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) Testbed Development: Design and build hardware in the loop testbeds to enable rapid iteration cycles and facilitate integration and bring-up tasks, as well as future testing activities.
- Configuration Management: Serve as the primary owner for hardware configuration, including revision control and the creation/maintenance of accurate Top-Level System Bills of Materials (BoM) for the robot and auxiliary equipment.
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Experience: