Persona AI · 1 week ago
Robotics Electrical Engineer
Houston, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expPersona AI is developing rugged, multi-purpose humanoid robots aimed at performing real work. The Robotics Electrical Engineer will have the opportunity to shape the design of these robots, collaborating closely with engineering teams to create and implement electrical architectures and systems.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Robotics
Responsibilities
Work closely with the engineering team to conceptualize, specify, and implement electrical architectures for various robotic platforms to include robotic manipulators and humanoid robotic systems
Develop from scratch circuit designs and lay out schematics, PCBs, and wiring diagrams for robotic hardware
Fluently design bare-metal (non-Arduino IDE) embedded systems leveraging state of the art microcontrollers
Generate documentation for the designs, as well as block diagrams, test plans and procedures, and fabrication and assembly drawings
Collaborate with mechanical engineers to tightly package embedded systems
Collaborate with software engineers to integrate electrical components into complete robotic systems
Interface with external manufacturing teams to enhance design for test, manufacturing, and assembly
Troubleshoot and resolve issues in electrical systems, ensuring reliability and performance
Evaluate and select components and materials to meet project requirements
Conduct simulations and performance analyses to optimize system functionality
Qualification
Required
Bachelors (or advanced degrees) in Electrical Engineering or related field
At minimum 5+ years industry experience post-college (5+ with advanced degree) designing and developing electrical robotic systems
Proficiency in CAD tools for circuit design (e.g., Altium, KiCAD, etc.)
Proficient experience programming C/C++
Hands-on experience with communication protocols (e.g., I2C, SPI, CAN, EtherCAT)
Preferred
Masters, or PhD degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering or related field
Strong knowledge of embedded systems, circuit design
Experience designing, testing, and improving sensitive analog systems
Comfortable reading datasheets and application notes to implement working designs
Hands-on experience with communication protocols (e.g., EtherCAT, I2C, SPI, CAN)
Hands-on experience writing drivers for sensors, actuators
Experience bringing a product through compliance testing including UL, CSA, FCC, CE, etc
Documentation experience - will be expected to develop detailed build assembly instructions and diagrams
Experience architecting and designing batteries, battery management systems, charger systems, electrochemical simulations
Experience with high-performance power electronics, including multiphase converters and isolated power supply topologies
Experience with three-phase PMSM motor control, field-oriented control, flux-weakening control, and overmodulation
Experience with simulation tools (ex: LTSpice, PSpice, Ansys, Matlab, Simulink)
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Excellent benefits
Flexible work environment
Equity opportunities
Company
Persona AI
Persona AI is a robotics company that provides robotic solutions.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$27M2025-05-07Pre Seed· $27M
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