5+ years in systems engineering, mechatronics, or robotics hardware development.
Strong knowledge of mechanical assemblies, wiring, power electronics, and sensor integration.
Proficient with Linux-based robotics tools and debugging equipment.
Experience in prototyping and deploying complex robotic products.
Familiarity with deploying ML policies on physical hardware.
Hands-on experience with industrial safety standards and compliance.
Background in high-performance actuators and battery management systems.
Responsibilities
Define system-level specifications and interfaces for various robotic morphologies.
Drive hands-on integration of sensors and actuation systems on robotic hardware.
Build qualification pipelines and functional tests for system readiness.
Conduct FMEA and root-cause investigations on hardware failures.
Collaborate with teams to translate software goals into hardware requirements.
Standardize communication protocols and cabling for hardware durability.
Benefits
Opportunity to shape product architecture decisions.
Hands-on experience with cutting-edge robotic technologies.
Collaboration with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment.
Exposure to high-impact industrial operations and standards.
Potential for rapid career growth in a fast-paced startup culture.
Full Job Description
Position Overview
We are seeking a Robotics Systems Engineer to own the system-level architecture, integration, and reliability of a new robotic platform. You will work across mechanical design, electrical integration, embedded firmware, and ML policy deployment. You will shape product architecture decisions and prove the platform is ready through testing against external standards and internal targets. Responsibilities
Define system-level specifications, interfaces, power budgets, and sensor suites across diverse robot morphologies, including quadrupeds, humanoids, and custom mobility platforms.
Drive hands-on bring-up of new sensors, compute payloads, actuation systems, and custom power distribution architectures on third-party and in-house robotic hardware.
Build hardware qualification pipelines, end-of-line functional tests, and diagnostic frameworks to verify system readiness before field deployment.
Perform FMEA and run rapid root-cause investigations on hardware failures seen in field operation or aggressive policy stress testing.
Partner with ML research engineers, mechanical design teams, and manufacturing technicians to turn software performance goals into hardware requirements and physical test fixtures.
Standardize sensor sync protocols, communication topologies (CAN bus, EtherCAT, Ethernet, GMSL), and cabling architectures for hardware survivability in high-impact industrial operations.
Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of experience in systems engineering, mechatronics, or robotics hardware development.
Strong fluency across mechanical assemblies, custom wire harnessing, power electronics, sensor integration (LiDAR, depth cameras, IMUs, encoders, load cells, force/torque sensors), and embedded communication protocols (CAN, EtherCAT, SPI, UART, GMSL).
Proficiency with Linux-based robotics tools (ROS/ROS2, system telemetry), bench debugging equipment (multimeters, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers), and test scripting in Python/C++.
Proven experience taking complex electromechanical or robotic products from zero-to-one prototyping through verification and high-reliability field deployment.
Experience deploying ML policies or AI-driven control loops directly onto physical hardware.
Hands-on experience with industrial functional safety standards (ISO 13849, IEC 61508) or EMI/EMC compliance for mobility platforms.
Background with high-performance BLDC actuators, cycloidal/harmonic drive gearboxes, and high-density battery management systems.
Thrives in fast-paced startup environments with ambiguous requirements and tight iteration loops.
