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Simple, but it’s not.\nTo do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you’re inspired by this, you’ll thrive here. We’ve been at this since 2014 and we’re at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.\nNEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We’re not demoing it - we’re shipping it. We’re excited to meet you, if this excites you.\nIf you’ve spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We’re scaling, we’re hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.\nAbout the Team\nThe Hardware Engineering team develops the electrical systems that power, sense, and control every aspect of NEO. From power distribution and embedded electronics to actuators, motor drives, sensors, and system integration, the team builds the foundation that enables reliable robot performance.\nWe work closely with mechanical, firmware, controls, manufacturing, and test teams to deliver high-performance hardware that can scale from prototype to mass production. Our engineers operate across abstraction layers, combining deep technical expertise with practical product development experience.\nYour Charter\nDesign and deliver the electrical systems that enable humanoid robots to move, sense, and operate reliably in the real world.\nYou will own critical electrical subsystems from architecture through production, balancing performance, safety, reliability, manufacturability, and cost. Working across robotics hardware platforms, you will develop robust electrical designs that integrate seamlessly with firmware, controls, and mechanical systems while supporting rapid product iteration and long-term scalability.\nYour work will directly impact robot performance, reliability, and manufacturability across the product lifecycle.\nKey Outcomes\nDesign and release electrical subsystems that meet performance, reliability, safety, and manufacturing requirements\n\nDevelop robust electrical architectures spanning power, sensing, control, and embedded electronics\n\nDeliver validated hardware designs from concept through schematic capture, PCB development, bring-up, and production support\n\nImprove product reliability through strong EMI/ESD design practices, validation testing, and root-cause analysis\n\nPartner effectively with firmware, controls, manufacturing, and test teams to resolve complex system-level challenges\n\nKey Competencies\nStrong electrical engineering fundamentals across analog, digital, and embedded electronics design\n\nAbility to balance system-level architecture decisions with detailed hardware implementation\n\nStrong hands-on debugging and validation skills using laboratory instrumentation\n\nExcellent problem-solving skills with the ability to independently drive complex technical issues to resolution\n\nStrong communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary engineering teams\n\nMinimum Requirements\nBachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field\n\n5+ years of professional electrical engineering experience, with level determined based on experience and scope of ownership\n\nStrong fundamentals in analog and digital circuit design\n\nExperience designing, reviewing, debugging, and validating hardware from schematic through PCB bring-up\n\nFamiliarity with power systems, sensors, and embedded electronics\n\nHands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, power supplies, and other laboratory equipment\n\nUnderstanding of EMI/ESD considerations and robust hardware design practices\n\nExperience collaborating closely with mechanical, firmware, controls, test, and manufacturing teams\n\nPreferred Skills\nExperience designing motor drive systems, power electronics, and actuator control hardware\n\nFamiliarity with robotic actuators, electromechanical systems, and motion control architectures\n\nUnderstanding of motor technologies, encoder systems, current sensing, and control requirements\n\nExperience with high-power or high-current electronics\n\nExperience supporting products through manufacturing ramp and volume production\n\nFamiliarity with safety-critical, fault-tolerant, or high-reliability electronic systems\n\nKnowledge of thermal design considerations and fault management architectures\n\nBasic familiarity with mechanical CAD workflows and hardware integration processes\n\nWhat does a successful 1X Team Member look like?\nTeam members at 1X who thrive here are builders. They move fast, own their work completely, and treat time like it’s the one thing you can’t get back - because it is. They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask. We push each other to be better, and we do it with honesty and respect.\nSuccessful Electrical Engineers at 1X combine deep technical fundamentals with a strong bias toward execution. They are equally comfortable architecting systems, debugging hardware on the bench, and collaborating across disciplines to solve difficult engineering challenges. 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