apptronik · Austin, TX
Skills: Python, Docker, GraphQL
Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. 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. We operate at the cutting edge of Applied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better. JOB SUMMARY We are seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to help develop actuation and motor control firmware for humanoid robots. You will collaborate with our existing actuation firmware team to design, implement, optimize, and test brushless motor control firmware, real-time current and torque control loops, and the embedded systems that bring our actuators to life. You will contribute to system identification, controller tuning, and hard real-time performance optimization across a fleet of actuators deployed in production humanoids. You will support hardware bring-up, contribute to HIL and SIL test strategies for actuation, and help own firmware quality and reliability as we scale from prototypes to fleets of hundreds and thousands of devices in the field. As you grow on the team, you will participate in code and design reviews and contribute to the architectural direction of our actuation stack alongside your peers. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Collaborate with controls, systems, electrical, mechanical, and software engineers to architect the next generation of humanoid actuators. Collaborate with the actuation firmware team to develop, deploy, and maintain motor control firmware, including field-oriented control (FOC), current controllers, and torque control for…
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