Full-Time

Electrical Engineer

Posted on 2/16/2024

Apptronik

Apptronik

51-200 employees

Develops robots for logistics and manufacturing

Industrial & Manufacturing
Robotics & Automation

Junior, Mid

Austin, TX, USA

Required Skills
Printed Circuit Board (PCB) Design
Requirements
  • Undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of relevant industry experience
  • Very strong electrical engineering fundamentals
  • Familiarity with electronics lab tools
  • Experience with simulation tools (ex: LTSpice, PSpice)
  • Excellent communication (verbal & written); will be expected to develop detailed build assembly instructions and diagrams
  • Proven experience designing, prototyping and debugging PCBs
  • A positive attitude and a strong interest in learning new ideas
  • Exceptional attention to detail and engineering discipline
  • Capable of multi-tasking and managing multiple deadlines
  • Great team player able to perform within a dynamic start-up environment
Responsibilities
  • Work closely with various engineering teams to conceptualize, specify and implement electrical architectures for novel robotic manipulators
  • Rapid prototyping of electrical systems at both system and board levels
  • Generate design documentation such as schematics, layouts, wiring diagrams, and assembly and cable drawings
  • Specify and select electrical components such as microcontrollers, servo drives, sensors, and safety systems for robotics and automation uses
  • Convert prototype designs to custom circuit board specifications. Capture electronics schematics and generate PCB designs for manufacturing
  • Perform board bring-up activities including embedded firmware development and circuit validation
  • Create and execute test plans for intermediate and final products, including test fixture design and software development
  • Participate in the debugging and root cause analysis related to hardware and software defect resolution
  • Interface with internal and external manufacturing teams to enhance design for test, manufacturing, and assembly
  • Support existing engineering products through debugging and upgrading designs

Apptronik specializes in building versatile robots for logistics, manufacturing, and construction, designed to work alongside humans and address labor shortages, high turnover, workers' comp claims, and work-related injuries. The company's robots are focused on accomplishing tasks that humans prefer not to do, with a forthcoming product named Apollo.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$19.6M

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2015

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

14%

1 year growth

49%

2 year growth

119%
INACTIVE