Electrical Engineer – High-Density Power Electronics and Sensor Integration

Full-time

Palo Alto, CA (On-Site)

"At Proception, we're building the most dexterous humanoid hands in the world: 20+ actuators tightly packed into a compact robotic forearm. As an Electrical Engineer, you'll lead the design of embedded systems that handle motor control, power delivery, sensor integration, and real-time communication within extreme spatial and thermal constraints. Your work will directly impact the intelligence, responsiveness, and robustness of our robotic platforms."

• Design and assemble embedded motor control and power boards capable of driving 20+ actuators in a compact robotic forearm
• Develop on-board power management subsystems for safe, efficient, and scalable power distribution
• Integrate multiple sensor modalities (tactile, force/torque, IMU, encoder) for closed-loop robotic control
• Develop firmware to manage motor drivers, sensor interfaces, and real-time communication protocols like CAN-FD and EtherCAT
• Optimize PCB layout and mechanical integration to balance thermal performance, EMI/EMC compliance, and signal integrity
• Collaborate closely with mechanical and AI teams to align system design with sensing, motion, and thermal constraints
• Support board bring-up, system debugging, and diagnostics across the full embedded stack
• Contribute to architecture decisions around centralized vs distributed control, sensor data aggregation, and failover design

• Continuously test and iterate with real robotic hardware to ensure reliability and robustness in field deployments

• Requirements

• Experience designing and debugging high-density, mixed-signal PCBs (power + control + sensing)

• Deep knowledge of BLDC and servo motor control (FOC, current sensing, position feedback)
• Expertise in power electronics: switching regulators, gate drivers, current measurement, thermal management
• Proficiency with embedded communication protocols: CAN, CAN-FD, EtherCAT
• Experience integrating sensor arrays (force, tactile, IMUs, encoders) into embedded systems
• Comfortable designing robust power distribution and management systems with protection and monitoring features
• Strong embedded C/C++ and firmware development experience for real-time and RTOS-based systems
• Familiarity with EMI/EMC mitigation, thermal-aware layout, and high-current PCB design
• Skilled at hardware bring-up and debugging using tools like oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and power analyzers

• Competitive salary with meaningful equity
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
• Opportunity to work on one of the most technically challenging and high-impact robotics platforms today
• Work at the intersection of embedded systems, intelligent control, and human-like machines
• Backed by YC and leading deep tech VCs, with a team of top-tier engineers and researchers