san francisco, CA30+ days ago
Oversee bring-up and validation Determine appropriate high speed electrical and communication protocols (e.g., CAN, EtherCAT, USB, etc) for reliable and efficient system operation Specify and design custom power electronics and power distribution boards to meet performance, thermal, and safety requirements Design and route all cabling and wire harnesses across the robotic platform, considering EMI, signal integrity, serviceability, and integration with mechanical structures Architect and integrate the robot's battery system, including protection circuitry, battery management, charging systems, and thermal considerations Define and implement wiring and electrical interfaces for sensors (e.g., lidar, stereo cameras, IMUs, tactile) and compute modules* Ownership over prototyping and bringing up electrical designs and creation of test & validation rigsAbout the teamFrontier AI & Robotics (FAR) is the team at Amazon building the next generation of embodied intelligence. Key job responsibilities Electrical system architect / owner for power electronics, actuation, PCBAs, battery, ware harness specs and high speed electrical/communications protocols Design, develop and integrate power distribution, embedded electronics, motor controllers and safety-critical circuits for complex robotic systems Own board layout of PCBAs including SoCs, microcontrollers, sensors, power devices, etc.