Electrical Engineer, Fauna

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a Electrical Engineer to lead the design and development of our power and motion control systems for our robotic systems. This role is an opportunity to lead the long-term architecture of our robotics platform and help build the technical foundation for robots and humans working together.

Key job responsibilities

Lead the design, layout, and validation of PCBs for power distribution, motor drivers, embedded systems, and sensor integration

Architect and optimize power distribution and battery system to support a robot with high-performance actuators and real-time compute workloads

Develop and refine our lithium-ion battery system

Develop high-efficiency system power architecture and power monitoring circuitry to support our robotics platform

Ensure EMI/EMC compliance, signal integrity, and thermal design best practices for high-reliability electronics in a compact mobile system

Collaborate with firmware engineers on real-time control strategies for smooth, compliant motion

Work with mechanical engineers to integrate thermal management solutions for batteries, high-power electronics, and motors

Define the electrical architecture for real-time control, networking, and system diagnostics, ensuring high-speed, low-latency communication between actuators, sensors, and compute nodes

Support bring-up, debugging, and testing of prototype robots, working closely with firmware and mechanical teams

Work with vendors and contract manufacturers to source high-quality components and oversee the production of key electronics subsystems

Mentor junior engineers, drive design reviews, and define electrical engineering best practices

About the team

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is building capable, safe, and genuinely delightful robots for everyday life. Our goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with in everyday human spaces.

We believe that future won’t arrive until building for robotics becomes far more accessible. Today, too much effort is spent reinventing the fundamentals. We’re changing that by developing tightly integrated hardware and software systems that make it faster, safer, and more intuitive to create real-world robotic products.

Our work spans the full stack: mechanical design, control systems, dynamic modeling, and intelligent software. The focus is not just functionality, but experience. We’re building robots that feel responsive, expressive, and genuinely useful.

At Fauna, you’ll work at the frontier of this space, helping define how robots move, manipulate, and interact with people in natural environments. It’s an opportunity to solve hard problems across hardware and software with a team focused on making robotics accessible and joyful to build.

If you care about making robotics real for everyone and building systems that are as delightful as they are capable, we’re interested in hearing from you.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

4+ years of working in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience

Experience with prototyping and implementation

Experience developing products for large volume production

Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization

Strong PCB design and layout skills (Altium, KiCad, or similar) with an understanding of high-power circuits, signal integrity, and thermal constraints

Experience with lithium-ion battery systems, BMS hardware/software, and power distribution architectures

Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills, including experience with oscilloscopes, power analyzers, and motor test benches

Proficiency with embedded system interfaces (FDCAN, SPI, I2C, RS485, USB) and experience working with STM32 microcontrollers

Knowledge of EMI/EMC mitigation techniques and compliance standards for industrial or robotics systems

Experience working in robotics, automotive, aerospace, or other real-time electromechanical systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of SolidWorks simulation or Ansys Finite Element analysis tools

Experience in the design of complex mechanical products and equipment at volume

Previous experience in robotics or control systems

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USA, NY, New York - 129,100.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually