Sr. Electronics Engineer, Actuators & Drives, Frontier AI & Robotics

Amazon

San Francisco, CA, US
On-site
Motor drive electronics design
Pcb schematic capture and layout
Inverter power stage development
This role involves conceptualizing, designing, and testing motor drive electronics that power Amazon's in-house robotic actuators

Job Summary

  • This role involves conceptualizing, designing, and testing motor drive electronics that power Amazon's in-house robotic actuators.
  • The successful candidate will lead PCB-level design of compact, high-power-density boards while ensuring signal integrity and thermal performance.
  • You will partner with firmware and mechanical engineers to define hardware-software interfaces and validate the integrated electro-mechanical actuator system.

Matching Summary

This role involves conceptualizing, designing, and testing motor drive electronics that power Amazon's in-house robotic actuators.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Motor drive electronics design
  • PCB schematic capture and layout
  • Inverter power stage development
  • Current and position sensing architectures
  • FOC firmware hardware interfaces
  • Thermal and EMC optimization

Nice-to-have

  • Mentoring junior engineers
  • Defining design-for-manufacturability standards
  • Custom BLDC and PMSM motor collaboration
  • High-bandwidth control loop experience

Key Requirements

  • Senior or Staff level engineering experience
  • Expertise in gate driver and power stage circuits
  • Experience with CAN, EtherCAT, and SPI protocols

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