Senior Principal Electrical Engineer
Medtronic
Electrical Engineer – Humanoid Robotics
Webflow
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
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💰 $169,800 - $295,521 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Architect power electronics and distribution for a high-actuation, high-density humanoid robot
- Design advanced PCB layouts for sensing, actuation, and compute modules under extreme constraints
- Build real-time embedded systems using microcontrollers and high-speed digital interfaces
- Debug, characterize, and optimize across thermal, EMI, and signal-integrity domains
- Develop rapid prototypes, validation rigs, and custom tools to accelerate iteration
- Work shoulder-to-shoulder with mechanical, software, and AI teams to bring robots to life
- Own entire systems end-to-end and communicate across cross-functional teams
Requirements
- PCB CAD (Altium)
- Embedded C/C++, Verilog/VHDL
- STM32/ARM microcontrollers, Xilinx/Intel FPGAs
- High-speed buses: CAN, SPI, I²C, LVDS, Ethernet
- Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power analyzers, thermal sensors
- A maker’s mindset: soldering iron in one hand, scope probe in the other
- 5+ years of experience designing, building, and shipping real hardware (robotics, aerospace, automotive, or similar)
- Proven track record in power systems, embedded design, or high-density PCB layout
- Obsessive about reliability, yet willing to prototype fast and learn by doing
- A clear communicator who can align cross-functional teams under pressure
