Staff Electrical Engineer - Sensor FPGA and PCB (Aggregator)
Core
Architect the electronics for Apollo's sensor bridge, aggregating camera sensor data and human-robot interface functions into an efficient cable interface routed across dynamic joints.
Role type
Staff Electrical Engineer (Sensor FPGA and PCB)
Builds
Apollo humanoid robot sensor bridge hardware
Domain
Robotics, Applied AI, High-speed electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
FPGA device selection and architecture, RTL development (VHDL/Verilog), high-speed interface design (CSI-2, GMSL, Ethernet, PCIe), timing closure and clock-domain crossing, high-speed transceiver integration, FPGA tool flows (Vivado, Quartus), signal integrity and impedance-controlled routing, camera/image sensor hardware experience (SerDes, MIPI CSI-2, ISP), Ethernet-based sensor streaming
Preferred skills
Automotive or robotics vision systems experience, sensor bridge experience
Technologies
Vivado, Quartus, Lattice Radiant, ModelSim, Questa, GMSL, FPD-Link, MIPI CSI-2, CSI-2, 10GbE, PCIe
Responsibilities
Own requirements definition, part selection, schematic capture, layout guidance, and RTL architecture for a multi-Gbps mixed-signal PCBA; Design and validate high-speed digital interfaces including signal integrity and power tree architecture; Develop and execute validation plans spanning board-level and FPGA-level testing; Manage the entire component lifecycle through PLM systems and align with hardware vendors and contract manufacturers; Mentor junior engineers on hardware design best practices; Drive project execution and define component roadmaps with product managers and systems engineers
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership