Apptronik
Senior Manager, Hardware Connectivity
Austin, TX · Senior
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About the role
- 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.
- ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITES:
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
- Complex wire harness design and flex-PCBs for dynamic, moving systems.
- Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life.
Benefits
- 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.
Company info
- We are seeking a Senior Manager of Hardware Connectivity to lead the team that designs and implements the "nervous system" of Apollo.
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