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 Applied 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.
We are seeking a Senior Manager of Hardware Connectivity to lead the team that designs and implements the "nervous system" of Apollo. In a humanoid robot, data is just as critical as power. Your team will be responsible for ensuring that every piece of data—from high-bandwidth sensor data to low-latency joint control, to cloud telematics—is transmitted flawlessly across the system and to the outside world. You will manage a team of engineers specializing in high/low-speed signal integrity, internal networks, wire harnessing, wireless data links (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Cellular), and EMI/EMC. You will ensure that Apollo’s internal networks are robust against the mechanical realities of articulating joints and the electrical noise of high-power motor drives.
Key Responsibilities
- Team Leadership & Growth: Manage, mentor, and grow a team of electrical, RF, and interconnect engineers. Empower Tech Leads, conduct design reviews, and allocate resources effectively across rapid hardware development cycles.
- Internal Network Architecture: Oversee the physical layer design and routing rules for all internal communication buses distributed throughout the robot's body.
- External Wireless & RF: Lead the integration and antenna design strategies for wireless data links, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Cellular (5G/LTE), enabling robust telemetry, OTA updates, and teleoperation.
- Interconnects & Harnessing: Own the physical design, shielding, and dynamic routing of wire harnesses and custom flex-PCBs across Apollo’s articulating joints, minimizing wear and ensuring maximum lifecycle reliability.
- EMI/EMC & Signal Integrity: Define the grounding architectures, shielding strategies, and spectrum management plans required to isolate sensitive data and RF signals from the massive electromagnetic noise generated by the robot's high-power mechatronics.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with other Electrical Engineering teams, as well as Mechanical Engineering and Software, to ensure seamless system integration and packaging.
- Education: BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience: 10+ years of professional engineering experience in hardware design, with at least 4+ years of direct people management experience.
- Domain Expertise: Deep technical background in at least two of the following areas:
- RF engineering and wireless module integration (Cellular, Wi-Fi, BT).
- Complex wire harness design and flex-PCBs for dynamic, moving systems.
- EMI/EMC mitigation, grounding architectures, and compliance testing (FCC/CE).
- High-speed and low-speed digital signal integrity.
- System-Level Thinking: Proven ability to manage the competing physical constraints (thermal, mechanical packaging, electrical noise) found in tightly integrated hardware.
- Leadership Style: A hands-on leader who can dive into schematics or layout reviews when necessary, but knows how to delegate and elevate senior technical contributors.
Bonus Qualifications
- Prior experience in humanoid robotics, complex industrial automation, electric vehicles (EV), or aerospace.
- Experience taking a complex, mixed-signal hardware product from prototype through high-volume manufacturing.
- Hands-on experience in an anechoic chamber or taking products through formal EMC certification.
*This is a direct hire. Please, no outside Agency solicitations.
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Skills Required
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 10+ years professional engineering experience in hardware design.
- 4+ years of direct people management experience.
- Deep technical background in at least two areas: RF engineering and wireless module integration (Cellular, Wi-Fi, BT); complex wire harness design and flex-PCBs for dynamic systems; EMI/EMC mitigation, grounding architectures, and compliance testing (FCC/CE); high-speed and low-speed digital signal integrity.
- Proven system-level thinking managing thermal, mechanical packaging, and electrical noise tradeoffs.
- Hands-on leadership able to perform schematic/layout reviews and delegate to senior technical contributors.
- Ability to collaborate closely with mechanical and software teams for system integration and packaging.
What We Do
Apptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. Our team has been building some of the most advanced robots on the planet for years, dating back to the DARPA Robotics Challenge. We apply our expertise across the full robotics stack to some of the most important and impactful problems our society faces, and expect our products and technology to change the world for the better. We value passion, creativity, and collaboration to help us overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative products.
Why Work With Us
At Apptronik, we don't see a future where man competes against machine. Instead, we envision a harmonious world where man and machine coexist. Our mission statement, "It is not Man vs. Machine, but Man + Machine," encapsulates our belief that the synergy between humans and robots will pave the way for a brighter, more advanced future.
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