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Founded in 2024 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, RIVR developed wheeled-legged robots designed to operate in complex, unstructured environments such as stairs, gates, doors, and uneven urban terrain. We believe that achieving general physical intelligence requires solving real customer problems in the real world, where robots can learn from rich operational data at scale.\nFollowing our acquisition by Amazon in March 2026, we are continuing this mission with greater reach and speed. By combining custom robot hardware, onboard autonomy, and cloud-based coordination, RIVR, part of Amazon is building the next generation of safe, reliable autonomous robots for last-mile delivery.\nJob Description\nAs a Senior Electronics Engineer - Carrier Board, you will own the design of GPU/SoC carrier boards for our robotic compute platform - from schematic capture through PCB layout, bring-up, and production release. 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You are the technical owner of the carrier board, not just a layout executor.\nWhat You’ll Be Doing\nDesign and own carrier boards for GPU/SoC compute modules end-to-end: requirements → schematic → layout → bring-up → production release.\nIntegrate high-speed digital interfaces such as multi-gigabit Ethernet, DDR4, PCIe, MIPI CSI-2, GMSL SerDes, and USB 3.x.\nDesign electrical front-ends for sensors and modules including cameras, LIDARs, RADARs, and wireless connectivity (WiFi/5G).\nManage supplier and partner relationships: SoC vendors, connector suppliers, contract manufacturers, and module providers.\nEvaluate and select components and suppliers based on cost, availability, quality, and roadmap fit.\nDefine and own development milestones and timelines; coordinate across internal teams and external partners.\nMake trade-off decisions (features vs. schedule vs. cost) and communicate them clearly to stakeholders.\nPerform board bring-up, debug, and validation of high-speed 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