Company Telekin is on a mission to build an autonomous robotic workforce for all physical labor, starting by deploying teleoperated humanoid avatars to weed organic farms. Overview Own the actuation, sensing, power and embedded systems that make Telekin's humanoid avatars move. Your initial work will include selecting and integrating a commercial humanoid arm, connecting it to the power supply and teleoperation stack, instrumenting and testing it to failure, then designing a more robust and economical system. You will work across electronics, electrics, embedded systems, controls and physical integration, in close partnership with the mechanical and software engineers. Duties Select and source an off-the-shelf humanoid arm for the next prototype. Integrate the arm with batteries, controllers, sensors and the existing teleoperation stack. Instrument, test and break the system to expose real-world failure modes. Design and build an improved robotic weeding arm from component selection through testing. Integrate it onto a quad bike and its successor onto a tractor. Build reliable electrical systems, harnesses and safety mechanisms suitable for field use. Compile and maintain clear technical documentation, bills of materials and test records. Requirements You have hands-on experience developing robotic or electromechanical systems involving actuators, sensors and embedded control. You have selected and integrated motors, drives, controllers, encoders and power electronics. You can program embedded systems and debug hardware using standard lab instrumentation. You can reason about dynamics, failure modes, power, thermal limits and control behaviour. You can show evidence of building complete functioning systems, not only individual boards or software components. Advantages Experience with high voltage systems, EVs, generators, power distribution Existing supplier relationships Experience with CAN, Ether
CAT, SPI, I
²C, UART, ROS 2 Please apply through company website: www.telekin.tech
Pay:
$140,000.00 - $250,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Paid time off Retirement plan
Experience:
work: 5 years (Required) Ability to
Relocate:
San Francisco, CA 94107: Relocate before starting work (Required)