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Foundation Robotics

Robot type
Humanoid
Location
San FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
Job type
Hardware
Posted
Jul 22, 2026
Full-time

Staff Electrical Engineer (Actuators)

Job description

Foundation Robotics — Staff Electrical Engineer (Actuators) (San Francisco, California).

Job requirements

  • 5+ years of professional or equivalent experience in motor controls, power electronics, or related fields
  • Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field. A Ph.D. or equivalent experience is a plus.
  • Experience designing motor controllers or other power electronics for precision applications, preferably in robotics or advanced automation
  • Strong understanding of inverter circuit and topology design, current sensing, and control algorithms.
  • Deep proficiency in building embedded architectures, from silicon and SoC selection to low-level firmware and integration of hardware and software.
  • Experience with thermal and electrical efficiency optimization in high-performance systems.
  • Comfortable working with simulation tools for control systems (e.g., MATLAB/Simulink) and circuit design (e.g., Altium, LTspice).
  • Demonstrated collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams to integrate overall robotic systems.

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