Hardware Integration Engineer - Dexterity

Apptronik is seeking a Hardware Integration Engineer dedicated to the development and synthesis of our robotic end-effectors. The hands are the primary interface between our humanoid robot Apollo and the physical world. This role is highly interdisciplinary sitting at the intersection of mechanical kinematics embedded electronics and grasping software.

You will be responsible for bringing complex highly articulated robotic hands from CAD to reality. This involves solving extreme packaging challenges integrating sensors routing delicate high-flex wire harnesses and leading the electro-mechanical bring-up of the hand subsystem. You will ensure that all components works in perfect harmony to achieve human-level dexterity and robust industrial reliability.

• Hardware Bring-Up & Diagnostics: Own the initial power-on functional check and system diagnostics for new prototype hardware and assemblies. Quickly identify diagnose and resolve electrical and mechanical integration issues.
• System Calibration: Develop and execute procedures for hands calibration including kinematic and dynamic calibration to ensure the robot's hands model is precisely aligned with its software control stack.
• Component & Assembly Testing: Conduct verification tests at both the component level (e.g. actuators sensors) and the full assembly level (full hands) to validate performance durability and reliability.
• HIL Testbed Ownership: Take full ownership of HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) Testbed Development designing building and maintaining sophisticated automated test environments for rapid robust and repeatable verification of new hardware and software.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Meticulously record analyze and report all test results. Provide clear data-driven feedback and bug reports to the Mechanical and Electrical design teams.
• Act as the technical bridge between Mechanical Design (kinematics/packaging) Electrical Engineering (motor controllers) and Autonomy (grasping/manipulation algorithms).

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering Electrical Engineering Robotics or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in hardware integration testing and validation for complex electromechanical systems (robotics aerospace or automotive preferred).
• Proven hands-on expertise with hardware bring-up measurement tools (oscilloscopes multimeters power supplies) and debugging interfaces.
• Understanding of robot kinematics and dynamics necessary for calibration.
• Proficiency with data analysis tools (e.g. Python MATLAB) and technical documentation software.
• Ability to read and interpret detailed electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
• A meticulous detail-oriented approach to testing and documentation.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
• Hearing and speech to communicate

What We Do

Apptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. Our team has been building some of the most advanced robots on the planet for years dating back to the DARPA Robotics Challenge. We apply our expertise across the full robotics stack to some of the most important and impactful problems our society faces and expect our products and technology to change the world for the better. We value passion creativity and collaboration to help us overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative products.

Why Work With Us

At Apptronik we don't see a future where man competes against machine. Instead we envision a harmonious world where man and machine coexist. Our mission statement "It is not Man vs. Machine but Man + Machine" encapsulates our belief that the synergy between humans and robots will pave the way for a brighter more advanced future.

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