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Salary: USD 175,000 - 215,000 / annual
1X is building humanoid robots designed to work in homes, handling chores and tasks to give people their time back. NEO is the flagship home robot designed to move, learn, and operate safely alongside real people. The company has been developing this technology since 2014 and is now shipping products at scale.
The Prototyping team turns ideas into physical reality, working closely with Industrial Design and Engineering to rapidly develop, build, and evaluate the physical systems and components that make up NEO. This work spans digital models, functional prototypes, mockups, fabrication, materials, and production-intent assemblies.
You will develop and validate electrical prototypes for NEO, working with engineers and technicians to turn electrical designs into physical builds, test what works, and resolve issues before designs move forward. This is a hands-on role requiring movement between design, assembly, testing, and debugging, with equal focus on how electrical systems are built and how they work in theory.
Key responsibilities include:
- Develop electrical prototypes, wire harnesses, and cable assembly designs that support testing and iteration on NEO
- Translate schematics and wiring diagrams into clear build documentation and work with technicians to resolve assembly issues
- Plan and run continuity and fault-isolation testing to identify opens, shorts, and connection issues before hardware moves downstream
- Debug issues on prototypes and on the robot, then make practical design or documentation changes based on findings
- Improve recurring builds through better documentation, fixturing, and design-for-manufacturability work
- Partner across engineering and fabrication to move from early prototypes toward reliable, repeatable assemblies
You should have strong electrical design and prototyping skills, diagnostic instinct for isolating faults methodically, build awareness of how design choices affect assembly and reliability, and strong collaboration skills with technicians and other engineers.
Requirements:
- 3–7 years of experience in electrical engineering or related hands-on hardware development role
- Experience developing and debugging electrical prototypes, harnesses, or cable assemblies
- Ability to read and create electrical schematics and wiring documentation
- Experience using measurement tools to test continuity and diagnose electrical faults
- Experience working with technicians or fabrication partners to build, test, and iterate on hardware
Preferred skills:
- Experience with on-robot electrical debugging and rework
- Familiarity with IPC-620 acceptance criteria or IPC-7711/7722 rework standards
- Experience improving harness builds through fixturing, documentation, or design-for-manufacturability work
- Familiarity with power, signal, shielding, and grounding considerations in physical assemblies
