What We're Looking For

We're hiring full-stack robotics engineers to keep The Grid operational and push its limits. This is a hands-on, high-impact role based full-time on-site in Western Massachusetts for a minimum of two years. After that, relocation to a future Grid site or a remote transition may be possible.

You'll be embedded directly in the factory, owning both physical and software systems: tuning camera networks, fixing robot reliability issues, deploying new subsystems, and driving bold experiments to increase throughput. This is not a "write tickets, wait for ops" job. You are the ops.

Who This Role Is For

This role is only suitable for someone who has built full robotic systems-whether as a hobbyist, student, employee, or founder. You'll be expected to integrate software, hardware, and process into functional systems and debug failures under real-world production pressure.

We don't hire narrow specialists. We want engineers who can:

• Diagnose system-wide failures from first principles
• Prototype mechanical and software fixes on the fly
• Work autonomously and communicate clearly to a remote team
• Take full responsibility for uptime and performance in live production

Example Tasks

• Configure and debug a distributed GigE vision system
• Analyze end effector behavior from video and revise its geometry
• Prototype and deploy a new test robot for in-line PCB validation
• Travel to London/Cambridge to brief R&D teams and shape roadmap priorities

Why This Role Matters

You'll be the eyes, hands, and brain of The Grid-directly responsible for keeping one of the most advanced electronics assembly systems in the world operating and evolving. You'll have board-level visibility and help shape the future of our automation stack from the ground up.

This is a career-defining opportunity for a high-agency engineer early in their career. If you thrive on ownership and solving real problems with real hardware, there's no better place to be.

What Will Set You Apart

• Demonstrated ability to build full robotic systems (projects, startups, labs, competitions)
• Strong skills in mechanical CAD, low-level Python or C++, and basic electronics
• Experience debugging production systems under time and reliability pressure
• Willingness to live and breathe the system for 2+ years on-site

Key Tools & Technologies

• Python for control and automation
• Beckhoff TwinCAT for industrial PLC integration
• SolidWorks and/or Fusion 360 for mechanical design
• GigE Vision, industrial sensors, motion control systems

Want to help us build the future of manufacturing?