Electrical Design Hardware Engineer (Humanoid Robotics)

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Electrical Design Hardware Engineer (Humanoid Robotics)

Location:

Troy, MI, US, 48083

Job Requisition ID: 40309

Schaeffler is a dynamic global technology company and its success has been a result of its entrepreneurial spirit and long history of private ownership. Does that sound interesting to you? As a partner to all of the major automobile manufacturers, as well as key players in the aerospace and industrial sectors, we offer you many development opportunities.

Your Key Responsibilities

Join our humanoid robotics team to innovate advanced robots, collaborate with experts, enhance your skills, and create transformative technologies that help shape the future of human-robot interaction.

• Take charge of the bring-up and functional validation of custom actuator controller hardware.
• Design and implement structured test plans covering power rails, sequencing, and communication protocols such as EtherCAT, CAN, SPI, I2C, and UART.
• Conduct fault-injection tests including over-voltage, under-voltage, over-current, short-circuits, brownouts, resets, and miswired peripherals.
• Analyze hardware behavior under varying input voltages, load conditions, and temperature ranges.
• Build and maintain test fixtures, harnesses, and debug setups to facilitate thorough hardware evaluation.
• Deliver detailed documentation of test outcomes and actionable recommendations to hardware and software teams.
• Support EMI debugging efforts and pre-compliance testing as necessary.
  
  

• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years' experience in embedded hardware bring-up, validation, and debugging of power, reset, clocking, and communication issues.
• Expertise in validating digital communication interfaces and analog signal paths with the ability to design margin, timing, and fault-related tests.
• Strong ability to differentiate between hardware, firmware, and interaction faults.
• Effective technical communication skills, both written and verbal, enabling clear collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams.
• Must have legal authorization to work in the US. (This role does not offer visa sponsorship or support.)
  
  

• Please see all our medical, dental, and vision insurance offerings atSchaeffler Benefits (https://schaefflerbenefits.com/)
• Life insurance and 401k eligible with up to 6% company match
• Eligible for annual bonus & merit-based salary increases
• Regular employee appreciation and company events
  
  

As a global company with employees around the world, it is important to us that we treat each other with respect and value all ideas and perspectives. By appreciating our differences, we inspire creativity and drive innovation. In this way, we contribute to sustainable value creation for our stakeholders and society as a whole. Together, we advance how the world moves.

Exciting assignments and outstanding development opportunities await you because we impact the future with innovation. We look forward to your application.

www.schaeffler.com/careers

Your Contact

Schaeffler Group USA Inc.

Kenneth R Cummings

Keywords: Experienced; Engineer; Full-Time; Unlimited; Production Engineering;

Nearest Major Market: Troy

Nearest Secondary Market: Detroit

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