Robotics Hardware Technician V
Job Summary:
The Robotics Hardware Technician V (Tech 5) is a Department Manager responsible for leading a team of hardware technicians while remaining technically hands-on
This role owns day-to-day department operations, team performance, and project delivery. The Tech 5 sets expectations, removes blockers, and ensures work is completed safely, on time, and to quality standards.
Responsibilities:
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of hardware technicians (Tech I-IV)
- Handle scheduling, workload balancing, and resource planning
- Conduct performance reviews and support career development
- Foster a positive, accountable team culture
- Support hiring, onboarding, and training efforts
- Provide technical guidance on complex builds
- Serve as final escalation point for hardware issues
- Perform advanced assembly and troubleshooting as needed
- Ensure compliance with build standards and safety practices
- Ensure work meets quality and safety standards
- Own delivery of department workstreams
- Coordinate with engineers, project managers, and customers
- Track progress, identify risks, and drive issues to resolution
- Improve workflows, documentation, and standard processes
- Ensure tools, parts, and materials are properly managed
- Help establish and refine department SOPs
- Identify efficiency improvements
- Promote safety, quality, and best practices
- Support scaling of operations
- Promote a culture of continuous improvement
- Represent the department professionally
- Participate in onsite meetings and reviews
- Communicate status and risks clearly
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to pass a background check
- 6+ years of team/project management
- 2+ years in a lead or supervisory role preferred
- Hands-on robotics, automation, or advanced hardware experience preferred
- ME/EE Degree, or Business Management degree preferred
(Equivalent experience and/or education encouraged to apply) - Experience building, testing, or deploying robotic systems
- Strong mechanical and electrical assembly skills
- Comfortable reading schematics, drawings, and build documentation
- Experience with robotic subsystems, sensors, motors, actuators, conveyors, and end-of-arm tooling
- Experience with cabling, harnessing, and advanced troubleshooting
- Ability to diagnose system-level hardware issues
- Strong people management and communication skills
- Comfortable giving feedback and holding accountability
- Organized, dependable, and calm under pressure
- Able to interface professionally with engineers and customers
- Relevant experience may substitute for formal education
- Ability to work flexible schedules and shifts
- Ability to stand for extended periods
- Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted
- Authorized to work in the U.S.
