Senior Hardware Developer

Avidbots is a robotics company with a vision to bring robots to everyday life to expand human potential.

Headquartered in Kitchener, ON, Canada, Avidbots is offering comprehensive service and support to customers on 5 continents.

Our ground-breaking product, the Neo autonomous floor scrubbing robot, is deployed around the world and trusted by leading facilities and building service companies.

We need a highly detailed-oriented senior hardware developer to help us design our new robots and take them to the next level of reliability and quality.

You will work on the electrical detail design of the next generation of floor scrubber robots that will take over the cleaning industry.

Ideally, you thrive working on a small hardware team where you can quickly become a key part of the design team and contribute to the overall design and prototyping of electrical systems.

• Work on sub-module design of the electrical system of our robots, and contribute to systems engineering.
• Participate in PCB and layout design of analog, digital, and power circuits: control boards, sensor interfaces, power distribution, safety, and motor control units.
• Tackle design challenges ranging from high-level system architecture, power distribution, embedded and analog design to detailed schematic and PCB design, debugging, and testing on a board and system level.
• Design circuits that vary from safety boards to control units and motor control units.
• Collaborate with our mechanical team on Wiring Harness Design to minimize EMI and ensure proper mounting, shielding, and accessibility of electronic circuits.
• Execute Functional Safety Management (FSM) plans across the product lifecycle to ensure compliance with IEC 61508, IEC 63327, and IEC 60335-2-72 standards.
• Perform Hazard Analysis & Risk Assessments (HARA), System Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Component FMEDAs.
• Select, configure, and test advanced sensor suites and mechatronics, including 2D/3D LiDAR, Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensors, drive encoders, and failsafe brakes.