About the company
Our client is a robotics company building hardware systems for demanding real-world applications, including defense manufacturing. A small team is moving rapidly from prototypes to customer deployments with meaningful commercial traction.
The role / why it matters
As a Staff Hardware Engineer focused on Robotics Systems and Deployments, you will own technical direction and delivery from concept to working customer installations. You will combine hands-on robotics engineering with leadership and have a path toward building and leading a hardware team.
What you'll do
- Drive rapid prototyping and build-test cycles for robotic systems.
- Evaluate and integrate commercial robotic arms, sensors, grippers and tooling.
- Own hardware programs through requirements, testing, manufacturing and customer deployment.
- Set engineering standards, lead design reviews and mentor mechanical engineers.
- Help recruit a hardware team as customer installations scale.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- 6-12 years of relevant engineering experience; 8-10 years is preferred.
- A robotics engineering background with hands-on hardware and deployment experience, beyond purely mechanical design or software.
- Fluency in 3D CAD, such as SolidWorks, Onshape, Creo or NX.
- Ability to evaluate robotic hardware, commercial components and tooling for real tasks.
- End-to-end ownership of hardware from concept through manufacturing and customer deployment.
- Experience as a hands-on technical lead or hardware manager.
- Strong mechanical design fundamentals and ability to lead cross-functional technical reviews.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
Bonus points
- Robotic manipulation experience with grippers, tool changers, tactile or force sensing and 6/7-DOF arms.
- Experience deploying systems at customer facilities.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- $225,000-$275,000 annual base salary plus competitive equity.
- Broad ownership and a path toward Head of Hardware as the team grows.
Location / work model
Full-time, onsite five days per week in New York City. U.S. citizenship is required; visa sponsorship is not available.
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