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Electrical Engineer, Actuator Test Infrastructure

San Francisco💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design, integrate, and operate the electrical backbone of robotic actuator dynamometers and test infrastructure to enable high-performance, safe, and scalable testing.

Role type

Senior IC Electrical Engineer (Test Infrastructure)

Builds

Robotic actuator dynamometer test cells and electrical test infrastructure

Domain

Robotics / Power Electronics / Test Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

Power electronics, motor drives, electrical safety, precision measurement, system architecture, electrical schematics, troubleshooting electromechanical systems, vendor evaluation, safety circuit design, signal integrity

Preferred skills

Experience with robotic actuator dynamometers, servo systems, load motors, grounding/shielding/EMI/EMC, sensor/DAQ integration, lab standards, oscilloscope/power analyzer usage

Technologies

Motor drives, servo systems, load motors, DAQ hardware, oscilloscopes, power analyzers, electrical enclosures

Responsibilities

Own electrical architecture of dynamometer and actuator test cells; Specify, integrate, commission, and tune motor drives and load machines; Design power distribution, grounding, shielding, and cable routing; Integrate instrumentation into DAQ and control systems; Build, debug, and maintain test-cell electrical hardware; Design and validate safety circuits; Partner with mechanical and software engineers on interfaces and data capture; Establish commissioning, calibration, and maintenance procedures; Analyze test data to improve measurement quality and reliability.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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