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Hardware Integration Engineer - Dexterity

Apptronik· Hardware
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Austin, TXFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Hardware Integration Engineer focused on bringing complex robotic hands from CAD to reality, integrating sensors, wiring, and electro-mechanical bring-up to achieve human-level dexterity and reliable industrial performance for Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot.

Responsibilities

  • Hardware Bring-Up & Diagnostics: Own the initial power-on, functional check, and system diagnostics for new prototype hardware and assemblies. Quickly identify, diagnose, and resolve electrical and mechanical integration issues.
  • System Calibration: Develop and execute procedures for hands calibration, including kinematic and dynamic calibration, to ensure the robot's hands model is precisely aligned with its software control stack.
  • Component & Assembly Testing: Conduct verification tests at both the component level (e.g., actuators, sensors) and the full assembly level (full hands) to validate performance, durability, and reliability.
  • HIL Testbed Ownership: Take full ownership of HIL (Hardware-in-the-Loop) Testbed Development, designing, building, and maintaining sophisticated automated test environments for rapid, robust, and repeatable verification of new hardware and software.
  • Data Analysis & Reporting: Meticulously record, analyze, and report all test results. Provide clear, data-driven feedback and bug reports to the Mechanical and Electrical design teams.
  • Act as the technical bridge between Mechanical Design (kinematics/packaging), Electrical Engineering (motor controllers), and Autonomy (grasping/manipulation algorithms).

Qualifications

  • Proven hands-on expertise with hardware bring-up, measurement tools (oscilloscopes, multimeters, power supplies), and debugging interfaces.
  • Understanding of robot kinematics and dynamics necessary for calibration.
  • Proficiency with data analysis tools (e.g., Python, MATLAB) and technical documentation software.
  • Ability to read and interpret detailed electrical schematics and mechanical drawings.
  • A meticulous, detail-oriented approach to testing and documentation.

Skills

Required:Hardware bring-upRobot kinematics and dynamicsData analysis
Last updated Aug 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Apptronik

One Platform for the Future of Work

Apptronik designs humanoid robotics platforms with mobility, manipulation, and human-centered interaction to support people in the workplace.

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