Job Description
DESCRIPTION
We are seeking a hands-on Electrical Engineer to lead the design and integration of electrical systems or subsystems for high-degree-of-freedom robotic platforms. This role involves architecting the robot’s power distribution, sensor wiring, and embedded electrical infrastructure.
You will be responsible for designing across the full electrical system for advanced robotics platforms including including power distribution, sensing, compute, motor controllers, communication infrastructure, battery system and power electronics in close collaboration with mechanical, controls and software engineers. You’ll play a key role in ensuring high-performance, reliable operation of complex electromechanical systems under real-world conditions.
Key job responsibilities
* Design, develop and integrate power distribution, embedded electronics, motor controllers and safety-critical circuits for complex robotic systems
* Own board layout of PCBAs including SoCs, microcontrollers, sensors, power devices, etc. using Cadence OrCAD/Allegro or equivalent tools. Oversee bring-up and validation
* Determine appropriate high speed electrical and communication protocols (e.g., CAN, EtherCAT, USB, etc) for reliable and efficient system operation
* Specify and design custom power electronics and power distribution boards to meet performance, thermal, and safety requirements
* Design and route all cabling and wire harnesses across the robotic platform, considering EMI, signal integrity, serviceability, and integration with mechanical structures
* Architect and integrate the robot’s battery system, including protection circuitry, battery management, charging systems, and thermal considerations
* Define and implement wiring and electrical interfaces for sensors (e.g., lidar, stereo cameras, IMUs, tactile) and compute modules
* Ownership over prototyping and bringing up electrical designs and creation of test & validation rigs
About the team
Frontier AI & Robotics (FAR) is the team at Amazon building the next generation of embodied intelligence. FAR drives the development and implementation of advanced AI models within Amazon’s operations that enable robots to see, reason, and act on the world around them, supporting a number of different warehouse automation tasks.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience testing hardware/mechanical sub-components, research and data analysis skills, and/or Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout best practices
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 3-5+ years of experience designing and integrating electrical systems in robotics, distributed systems, or complex electromechanical platforms.
- Experience in embedded controls, high-speed differential signaling, microcontrollers, memory buses, digital design, and power electronics
- Proficient in PCB design (schematic capture and layout) using Cadence OrCAD/Allegro or similar tools.
- Experience with wire harness design, including connector selection, cable speccing, and EMI mitigation strategies.
- Hands-on experience testing, validating and debugging hardware (use of oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.)
Job Tags
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