Job Details

Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $210,000.00/yr

Electrical Engineer, with a specialization in robotics

Skip

ABOUT US:

Skip is on a mission to make life joyful through powered movement. Movement is a powerful way to build physical, mental and social health. We are building products that will restore mobility for millions and enable a new frontier of joyful movement experiences. We want to build a future where a grandparent can easily outrun their grandkids and no one is left behind at the trailhead.

Skip is a 15-person early-stage start-up that spun out of Google X in 2023. With deep cross-disciplinary expertise and key partnerships (e.g. with Arc'teryx) we are uniquely positioned to launch the first commercially successful wearable robotic device, the MO/GO, and transform millions of lives in the coming years.

More information about Skip and MO/GO can be found at www.skipwithjoy.com

THE ROLE:

We are seeking a highly motivated and adaptable individual who will explore the peaks and valleys of all problems that may come up while building a new generation of wearable robots for everyday life.

We are looking for a robotics engineer who would primarily be responsible for motor control for a series of novel actuators, but could also serve as another firmware on our team when needed. We are a flat team of 17 phenomenal senior engineers and product leaders, where everyone contributes directly to product development. As such this will start as an IC role.

Some of the specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Help us precisely control a range of actuators including off-the-shelf BLDCs, custom PMSM and axial flux motors, cycloid gearboxes, and series elastic actuators
• Write firmware for c2000
• Develop and optimise the load-cell and closed loop torque control, with a focus on reliability and robustness
• Develop and optimise ccontrol methods to integrate braking resistor and/or regenerative braking
• Help develop other aspects of our end-to-end real-time embedded firmware / linux systems, from vision and roadmap through design and into practice, including for adjacent products such as our Parkinson's product, future clinical and research devices which require more edge-compute
• Wear prototypes several hours a week to participate in data collection, on-body testing and provide feedback
• Bring joy to the team, participate in embarrassing team events, tolerate KZ's terrible music

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience working in robotics or mechatronics
• Extensive experience controlling PMSM, including Ti and STM chipsets, specifically including c2000
• Demonstrable expertise in C/C++ for high performance applications
• Expertise with Linux, command-line tools, Python scripting
• Strong experience developing real-time firmware for multi-sensor systems
• Knowledge of low level hardware and OS internals at a kernel level
• Attention to detail, even in the middle of overly-long lists
• Strong object-oriented design, design patterns and believer in development best practices
• Experience with troubleshooting tools (JTAG, SWD, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers)
• Ability to work at the Skip Bay Area office >3 days/week
• Sense of humour, tolerant of Aussie & Canadian spelling

Bonus Points

• Experience with powered consumer electronics (e.g. drones, robot vacuums)
• Experience in start-up environments and using AI coding tools to leverage your skills for broader impact
• Personal motivation to improve human movement
• Taylor Swift fan. Good taste in background music :)

This is a full time position working at the Skip office in the San Francisco Bay Area, starting ASAP.

Skip is an equal opportunity employer. Our hiring decisions are based on need and competence to satisfy said need. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected status.

Any and all offers of employment extended by Skip are conditional on candidates' ability to provide satisfactory proof of eligibility to maintain full-time employment in the United States.

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Technology, Information and Internet

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