Staff Hardware Engineer, Robotics Systems & Deployments

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.

• 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.

• Robotic manipulation experience with grippers, tool changers, tactile or force sensing and 6/7-DOF arms.• Experience deploying systems at customer facilities.

• $225,000-$275,000 annual base salary plus competitive equity.• Broad ownership and a path toward Head of Hardware as the team grows.