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1X

Electrical Engineer - Actuators and Drives

San Carlos, CA$125.1k–$253kfulltimemidAdded 1 month ago

About this role

1X is hiring an Electrical Engineer to design and deliver electrical subsystems for NEO, a humanoid home robot. You'll own actuator and drive systems from architecture through production, balancing performance, reliability, and manufacturability while collaborating across firmware, controls, and mechanical teams.

What you'll do

  • Design and release electrical subsystems for motor drives and actuators meeting performance and safety requirements
  • Develop robust electrical architectures spanning power distribution, sensing, and embedded electronics
  • Execute full hardware lifecycle from schematic capture and PCB development through bring-up and production support
  • Improve reliability through EMI/ESD design practices, validation testing, and root-cause analysis
  • Partner with firmware, controls, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve system-level challenges
  • Debug and validate hardware using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and laboratory instrumentation

What they're looking for

  • Analog and digital circuit design
  • Motor drive and power electronics design
  • PCB schematic capture and layout
  • Embedded electronics and sensor integration
  • Laboratory equipment operation (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, power supply)
  • EMI/ESD design and robustness practices
  • Cross-functional collaboration and technical communication
  • Hardware validation and debugging
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1X

1X builds humanoid robots for home use, with its NEO robot requiring sophisticated hardware, firmware, and cloud systems. The company is hiring across compliance testing, audio systems, embedded firmware, cloud platform development, and supplier engineering to bring its robots to production and scale.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a motor drive or actuator control system you've designed end-to-end—what were the key electrical challenges and how did you validate performance?
  • Describe your experience bringing up a PCB from schematic through production. What issues did you encounter and how did you debug them?
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