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Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is based in San Jose, CA and require 5 days/week in-office collaboration. It’s time to build. We are seeking a Systems Integration Engineer focused on actuators to join the Actuation team. This role works closely with mechanical, electrical, controls, and software teams across design and manufacturing to deliver robust, high-performance actuation systems for the humanoid robot.
Job Responsibility:
Collaborate on the system-level deployment of actuators within the humanoid robot, including interfaces, behavior, and performance at the robot level
Collaborate on calibration strategies and end-of-line bring-up
Define and execute design-validation and production-scale test plans for actuation subsystems, document results, and ensure quality and reliability targets are met
Incorporate sensing and feedback systems, including position and torque, into real-time control architectures
Develop real-time diagnostic algorithms to enable fall-back strategies
Debug and analyze performance
Perform hands‑on debugging of mechanical, electrical and software integration issues
use diagnostic tools to identify root causes and drive corrective actions
Tune controllers and characterize performance
Collaborate with controls engineers to synthesize and tune high‑bandwidth controllers
conduct system identification and data analysis to characterize actuation performance
Design Validation Test Plans: Specify test plans for validation
Bring up prototypes and first articles
Develop automation and tooling
Build scripts, dashboards and automated test rigs to streamline repetitive testing, data collection and diagnostics
Requirements:
5+ years of hands‑on experience working on robotic or electromechanical systems with a focus on actuation, manipulation or integration
Proficiency in Matlab and Python for testing infrastructure, data analysis and control engineering
Proven experience integrating sensors, and control tuning of motion systems
Strong understanding of mechanics, kinematics, controls, dynamics and sensor technologies
Familiarity with Linux‑based development environments and capability to read C++
Proficiency with lab equipment for validation, instrumentation, and system-level debugging
Resilient and effective in fast-paced, challenging environments
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical/Controls Engineering, Robotics or a related field
Nice to have:
Prior work on high performance electro-actuation systems in multi DOF systems, deployed at large scale
Proficiency in C++
Working knowledge of communication buses and protocols like Ethernet, Ethercat, Serial, SPI and I2C
Numerical and first-principles modeling capabilities for actuators