Electrical Engineer, Motor Controllers
Core
Design and build motor controllers and actuators for bimanual robots operating in customer homes, ensuring they are powerful, precise, safe, and quiet.
Role type
Senior IC electrical engineer (motor controllers & power electronics)
Builds
In-house robot actuators (motor controllers and motors) for consumer home robotics
Domain
Robotics + Power Electronics
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Motor drive design (BLDC/PMSM), FOC implementation & tuning, PCB design (multilayer, high-speed switching), Embedded C/Rust, Signal conditioning & noise immunity, Communication protocols (EtherCAT, CAN, SPI, I2C), Hands-on debugging (oscilloscopes, electronic loads)
Preferred skills
Anti-cogging compensation, Sensorless commutation, Functional safety (STO), EMC compliance, GaN/high-voltage systems
Technologies
Altium, SVPWM, EtherCAT, CAN FD, Oscilloscopes, Electronic loads
Responsibilities
Design motor controller boards (gate drive, power stage, current sensing, MCU, protection); Own feedback interfaces (encoders, halls, phase voltage sensing, thermistors); Bring up and tune FOC (commutation, current loops, calibration); Design for quiet/efficiency (switching behavior, thermal, EMI/EMC); Support production (DFM/DFT, test strategy, calibration routines)
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC