Hardware Team Lead

Foundation Robotics

$150K — $180K *
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of design experience in hardware systems relevant to robotics, automotive, or aerospace, particularly in high volume manufacturing.
  • Deep knowledge of electromechanical systems, embedded firmware, communication protocols, and sensor integration.
  • Proven leadership in addressing complex technical challenges across mechanical, electrical, and firmware domains.
  • Expert in 3D CAD software and simulation methodologies like FEA, MATLAB, and ANSYS.
  • Strong competence in GD&T, tolerance analysis, and technical documentation.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a cross-functional team focused on enhancing hardware design for humanoid robots.
  • Drive efforts in current design optimization and development of new architectures.
  • Oversee the design and manufacturing of key robot components including the body, legs, head, and torso.
  • Conduct rapid prototyping and modeling to innovate and improve products.
  • Collaborate on technical details involving mechanical, electrical, and firmware aspects.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence cutting-edge humanoid technology development.
  • Dynamic startup-like work environment encouraging proactive problem-solving.
  • Access to advanced resources and tools for engineering innovation.
  • Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams fostering holistic product development.
Full Job Description
  • At Foundation, we're pushing the bounds on Humanoid technology.
  • As we rapidly scale to meet demand, we're looking for a Hardware lead that can build on our existing work and continue to improve efficiency, manufacturability, and other key performance metrics.
  • The hardware lead will build and lead a cross-functional team spanning electrical systems, manufacturing design and build including Phantom's Body, Legs, Head and Torso.
  • This team will not only focus on current design optimization but also create new architectures through rapid prototyping and modeling.
What Kind of Person Are We Looking For:
  • A hands-on technical leader with strong design experience in Hardware systems for robotics, automotive, or aerospace (bonus if done in the context of high volume manufacturing)..
  • Robust understanding of electromechanical structures and systems, embedded firmware, communication protocols, sensor integration, and packaging.
  • A leader that is ready to dive into technical details and challenges related to mechanical, electrical, firmware, controls, and sourcing activities.
  • Mastery in 3D CAD software, simulation and analysis methodology (FEA, MATLAB, ANSYS, etc), GD&T, tolerance analysis, and technical communication.
  • Zeal for agile, startup-like operations with a bias for action to guide the actuator team in transformative robotics progress across all Foundation initiatives.

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