Rhoda AI

Senior Electrical Engineer (Hands) at Rhoda AI (Mountain View, CA)

Rhoda AI· Mountain View, CA·

Role details

Employment
Full-Time

Job description

At Rhoda AI, we’re building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and robot systems to the infrastructure and state-of-the-art foundation world models that control our robots. Our robots are designed to be generalists capable of operating in complex, real-world environments and handling long-tail edge cases, made possible by our cutting edge research and end-to-end system design. We've raised over $450M and are investing aggressively in model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing scale-up to make generalist robotics a reality.

You will own the electronics that sense and drive the hand: motor-control boards, current sensing, and the low-latency signal chain that makes teleoperation feel immediate. You will work in tightly constrained, hand-scale volumes.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own schematic design and board layout for the hand system's electronics
  • Develop motor-control electronics, including drive stages and current sensing for torque and grasp-force estimation
  • Minimize latency through the sensing-to-actuation signal chain — teleoperation fidelity depends on it
  • Design sensing, harnessing, and interconnects within severely constrained hand-scale volumes
  • Support board bring-up, debug, and validation through rapid prototype iterations

WHAT YOU BRING

  • Expert PCB layout skills, including dense boards in constrained, odd form factors
  • Hands-on experience with motor-control electronics, including drive stages and current sensing
  • Deep understanding of signal latency and its impact on closed-loop control and teleoperation
  • 5+ years of complex EE design and EE systems experience

NICE TO HAVE

  • Experience with encoders and tactile or force sensing
  • EMI/EMC mitigation experience in compact motor-drive systems
  • Comfort collaborating with firmware engineers on board bring-up

Why work at Rhoda AI

  • Culture: “Building at the frontier of embodied intelligence” – emphasis on hard problems, first-principles thinking, and category-defining systems. linkedin.com
  • Work policy: Hybrid workspace (employees combine remote and on-site work), with offices in Mountain View and Palo Alto, CA. builtin.com
  • Engineering culture: Strong research focus (Chief Research Officer, Chief Scientist, many research engineers/scientists). Recent job postings include Research Scientist, Robot Perception Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Fullstack Engineer, and Product Manager. builtin.com
  • Notable perks: Not explicitly listed, but the company is well-funded ($680M) and at an early stage (founded 2024), offering significant growth opportunity and impact.

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