8+ years of engineering experience on complex products
Deep expertise in system architecture and design trades
Experience in validating complex systems in real-world conditions
Hands-on experience with hazard analysis and risk management
Fluency across hardware, software, and operations with deep knowledge in one or more technical areas
Ability to reason about cost, scaling, and unit economics
First-principles thinker who is data-driven and decisive under uncertainty
Responsibilities
Own the end-to-end architecture, defining requirements and performance budgets
Act as the technical integrator across various teams
Resolve ambiguity through structured analysis and decision making
Build and maintain system-level models for performance and cost
Own system-level hazard analysis and risk management
Lead FMEA and root-cause analysis, driving corrective actions
Design and run validation campaigns to prove system readiness
Benefits
Early-stage equity in automated pharmacy dispensing
Direct impact on patient safety and medication delivery
Small team environment with high trust and low bureaucracy
Engagement with challenging problems in safety-critical software and hardware integration
Full Job Description
About the Role
You'll help architect a mission-critical autonomous robotic system and drive decisions at the intersection of hardware, software, business and customer needs. You'll guide cross-functional teams through a systems lens - using rigorous, data-driven analysis to sharpen execution. And you'll own the question that matters most: does the system actually do the right thing, safely, in a real pharmacy, for real patients? Together, we'll scale our robots to high-volume production and bring reliable pharmacy automation to patients nationwide.
This is a senior level role. You'll set the bar for system performance and safety, and your judgment will shape the company as we scale from pilot sites to nationwide deployment.
What You'll Own
System Architecture & Technical Leadership
Own the end-to-end architecture, defining requirements, interfaces, and performance budgets
Act as the technical integrator across hardware, software, autonomy, operations, and pharmacy teams
Resolve ambiguity through structured analysis and clear decision making
Balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and customer/unit-economic constraints
Model-Driven Tradeoffs
Build and maintain system-level models for performance, throughput, reliability and cost
Apply first-principles reasoning, simulation, and quantitative trade studies to architectural decisions
Update assumptions and margins as manufacturing and field data come in
Safety & Risk
Own system-level hazard analysis and risk management, from identification through mitigation and residual-risk closure
Define safety requirements and controls, interlocks, and checks that enforce them
Lead FMEA and root-cause analysis; drive corrective action to closure
Hold the bar for patient safety, dispensing accuracy, and real-world robustness
Validation & Field Performance
Own the system validation strategy: prove the system meets user, pharmacy, and patient needs in realistic operating conditions, not just written requirements
Design and run validation campaigns
Define the metrics and acceptance criteria that determine readiness for initial builds and for scale
Instrument the fleet, analyze field data, and feed what you learn back into requirements, models, and design
Partner with operators and customers to understand how the system is actually used and where it breaks
Qualifications / Experiences
Must Have:
8+ years of engineering experience on complex products
Deep expertise in system architecture, design trades, requirements definition, and interface design
Experience owning validation of complex systems in realistic or field conditions, including defining acceptance criteria
Hands-on experience with hazard analysis, risk management, and FMEA on safety-relevant systems
Fluency across hardware, software, controls, and operations, with deep knowledge in one or more of: electronics, embedded software, distributed software, mechatronics, or mechanical systems
Ability to reason rigorously about cost, scaling, and unit economics
First-principles thinker who is data-driven, decisive under uncertainty, and operates with high ownership and low ego
Nice to Have:
Experience in safety or mission critical industries
Experience working directly with customers, operators, or regulators during development and delivery
Experience analyzing field or fleet data to find and close reliability and safety gaps
Hands-on experience with complex electromechanical and software systems in the lab or in the field
Hands-on experience in a manufacturing environment
Experience with autonomous systems from development to fleet deployment
How We Hire
Recruiter Screen: (30 min)
Manager Interview/Technical (90 min)
Technical Interview: (60 min)
Leadership Interview: (60 min)
What We Offer
Early-stage equity in automated pharmacy dispensing at scale
Direct impact - your work helps put medication safely in patients' hands
