Jobs at Apptronik

Lead the electrical engineering team developing compute and sensing systems for humanoid robots. Responsibilities include recruiting and mentoring engineers, guiding high-speed PCB and carrier board design, defining compute and power architectures, integrating perception sensors, validating high-speed protocols, and ensuring signal integrity, thermal performance, EMI/EMC compliance, and reliable data transmission in demanding robotic environments.

Develop high-fidelity actuator models and low-level torque/current controllers for humanoid robots. Design hardware characterization campaigns, apply system identification, validate sim-to-real fidelity, and build Python/C++ tooling for automation, model extraction, tuning, and simulator integration. Collaborate with Controls, Firmware, and Simulation teams to deploy validated models and controllers on real hardware.

Develop accurate simulation abstractions for tendon-driven robotic hands and validate them against physical hardware through system identification, actuator characterization, calibration, and testing. Own the sim-to-real pipeline for transferring reinforcement learning policies to hardware, including dynamics modeling, domain randomization, friction and backlash characterization, and control tuning. Lead technical execution autonomously and collaborate with reinforcement learning and controls teams to resolve simulation-to-reality discrepancies.

Lead electromagnetic design of custom BLDC and PMSM motors for humanoid robot joints from concept through prototype and volume manufacturing. Perform advanced simulations, define motor performance targets, validate designs using motor dyno testing, and correlate models with hardware. Collaborate with mechanical, thermal, electrical, controls, manufacturing, vendors, and university partners to optimize torque density, ensure design-for-manufacturing, manage technical requirements, and support technology transfer.

Leads a team developing real-time control software for humanoid robots. Responsibilities include hiring and mentoring engineers, managing controls roadmap delivery, reviewing designs and code, maintaining testing and release quality, validating simulation-to-hardware performance, and collaborating with firmware, embedded software, learning, teleoperation, systems, and test teams. The role requires hands-on expertise in robot controls, C++ real-time software, physical robot deployment, and engineering leadership.

Owns validation, reliability, and production testing for robotic electronic components, including PCBAs, wiring harnesses, sensors, and compute modules. Designs HALT/HASS campaigns, test methods, fixtures, automation, and pass/fail criteria; characterizes sensor and compute performance; diagnoses failures to the board, connector, or component level; and transitions validated processes to manufacturing test teams.

Leads reliability strategy and testing for complex electromechanical robotic systems. Establishes MTBF targets, allocates reliability requirements, plans life and environmental testing, and determines sample sizes and confidence levels. Directs root-cause investigations across mechanical, electrical, and firmware domains, manages FRACAS, develops reliability models, and tracks reliability growth. Mentors engineers, collaborates with design, manufacturing, and quality teams, and communicates reliability risks and tradeoffs to leadership.

Leads supply chain readiness for humanoid robot NPI, from prototypes through production ramp. Owns BOM and AVL governance, supplier qualification, supply chain risk mitigation, configuration management, engineering changes, material readiness, and supplier recovery. Manages operations engineering staff and coordinates with Engineering, Sourcing, Procurement, Supplier Quality, Manufacturing, Legal, and Compliance to ensure qualified sources, accurate product data, build readiness, and on-time delivery.

Develop and launch scalable manufacturing processes for complex electromechanical robotic assemblies. Responsibilities include prototype and NPI support, MBOM and process documentation, tooling and fixture development, process validation, DFM/DFA reviews, PFMEA, pilot builds, production ramp, contract manufacturer transfer, yield improvement, and root-cause analysis.

Develop and deploy dexterous manipulation software for multi-fingered robotic hands. Implement reinforcement and imitation learning, real-time C++ and Python control, sim-to-real pipelines, and tactile-feedback integration. Train and validate policies in IsaacSim, MuJoCo, or Drake, then debug and deploy them on physical robots. Apply robotics fundamentals including kinematics, dynamics, and Jacobian-based control while collaborating with hardware and systems teams.

Lead and scale inventory, warehouse, logistics, and procurement functions to improve inventory accuracy and material availability. Establish inventory controls, barcode workflows, ERP/MRP discipline, supplier management, inbound/outbound logistics, KPIs, and continuous-improvement processes. Partner cross-functionally with Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Finance while building and coaching operational teams to support higher-volume manufacturing.

Leads development and deployment of scalable automated manufacturing test software, hardware, and infrastructure for humanoid robots. Manages test engineers, drives hardware/software integration, supports production ramps and contract manufacturers, establishes test architecture and release practices, and ensures reliable troubleshooting, documentation, and maintainability across manufacturing environments.

Manage and scale hybrid Kubernetes infrastructure across bare metal, virtual machines, and public cloud. Build CI/CD and build systems, implement GitOps delivery and progressive rollouts, and establish backup, disaster recovery, observability, and SLO practices. Debug production issues across the Linux, networking, storage, and Kubernetes stack, automate infrastructure with Terraform, Helm, Ansible, Go, and Python, strengthen platform security, and partner with robotics teams on capacity, architecture, and production readiness.

Apptronik is connecting with interns, entry-level candidates, senior professionals, and research scientists in robotics and AI. Opportunities span perception, sensing, control, dynamics, software systems, hardware, and mechatronics, involving technologies such as computer vision, SLAM, reinforcement learning, ROS, C++, Python, embedded systems, and mechanical design. Roles support development and commercialization of the Apollo humanoid robot.

Own global sourcing strategy and supplier relationships for electronics commodities, including PCB, PCBA, harnesses, compute hardware, sensors, and components. Lead RFQs, negotiations, contracts, should-cost modeling, cost reduction, supplier qualification, dual sourcing, supply-risk mitigation, and NPI readiness. Partner with engineering, manufacturing, quality, and program management to support prototype through volume production while managing capacity, lifecycle, compliance, and supplier performance.

Owns end-to-end administration of health, retirement, and wellness benefits programs. Manages enrollment, eligibility, compliance, employee communications, vendor and broker relationships, reporting, and process improvements. Partners with HR, Finance, Legal, and external consultants to resolve complex issues, negotiate contracts, measure program performance, and advise stakeholders on benefits administration.

Owns product configuration governance in Teamcenter across part numbering, revisions, BOMs, release workflows, baselines, effectivity, engineering changes, and serial-level traceability. The role aligns engineering, procurement, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and service from prototype through production. Responsibilities include defining configuration policies, managing EBOM/MBOM relationships, overseeing change implementation, validating PLM migrations, developing configuration-health metrics, and training cross-functional teams. This is a process and governance role, not a Teamcenter system administration position.

Lead and build the Manufacturing Engineering team while scaling complex robotic hardware from prototypes to repeatable production. Own process development, tooling, manufacturing definitions, production readiness, yield improvement, DFM/DFA, PFMEA, process validation, and technical transfers. Partner with Engineering, Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, and contract manufacturers to improve quality, cost, throughput, and production ramp performance.

Conduct full-cycle recruiting for technical and corporate roles in a fast-growing robotics company. Partner with leaders and hiring managers on role scoping, hiring strategy, candidate calibration, and market insights. Source and assess candidates, manage pipelines, coordinate interviews and pre-employment processes, negotiate offers, and ensure a high-touch candidate experience. Maintain accurate applicant tracking data and provide proactive, data-informed updates throughout each search.

Leads and builds the enterprise systems function supporting engineering and manufacturing. Owns PLM, MES, QMS, ERP integrations, Salesforce-related systems, data governance, system security, vendor relationships, implementation roadmaps, and change management. Directs full-lifecycle implementations, ensures engineering-to-manufacturing data flow, develops scalable business processes, and manages analysts and engineers. Partners with engineering, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, finance, and executive stakeholders to deliver reliable systems for prototype, pilot, and volume production.