Robotics Hardware Engineer

We’re looking for a Staff Robotics Hardware Engineer who will bring robotics experience, a hands‑on approach, and deep technical knowledge.

As a Staff Robotics Hardware Engineer, you will report to the Robotics Manager and be responsible for collaborating with Mechanical, Electrical, and Controls Engineers to design and develop a hand exoskeleton system, bringing it from a benchtop prototype to clinical study readiness.

This role is based out of the San Francisco Bay Area and expected to work on site from our Alameda Headquarters.

• Lead the architecture, integration, and validation of complex electromechanical systems for robotic exoskeleton platforms, including actuators, sensors, embedded electronics, and control subsystems.
• Own end-to-end development of actuator modules and sensor‑integrated subsystems from concept through prototype, system integration, and validation.
• Define and execute comprehensive benchtop and system‑level validation strategies to characterize actuator dynamics, sensor fidelity, and closed‑loop system performance.
• Lead debugging and root‑cause analysis across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and controls domains, driving rapid resolution of complex integration challenges.
• Drive technical decision‑making for system reliability, manufacturability, and performance optimization across prototype and pre‑production hardware.

• Serve as a technical lead for electromechanical integration efforts, mentoring junior engineers and guiding subsystem development and validation activities.
• Establish engineering processes, documentation standards, and test methodologies to improve development efficiency and system robustness.
• Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to define technical requirements, integration milestones, and validation criteria for next‑generation robotic systems.
• Support vendor selection, component evaluation, and design trade‑off analysis for sensors, actuators, embedded hardware, and integration tooling.
• Contribute to long‑term platform strategy, including scalable hardware architectures, reliability improvements, and transition pathways from R&D prototypes to deployable systems.

• Lead rapid prototyping, iteration, and validation of electromechanical assemblies, actuator systems, and sensor‑integrated hardware.
• Design and oversee development of wiring harnesses, cable management systems, test fixtures, and integration tooling for complex robotic systems.
• Drive hardware bring‑up, integration testing, and verification activities across multidisciplinary system components.
• Support development of scalable assembly and integration processes for future production‑ready systems.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field.
• 7–10 years of industry experience developing and integrating complex electromechanical or robotic systems.
• Demonstrated experience leading multidisciplinary integration efforts involving mechanical, electrical, firmware, and controls systems.
• Strong expertise in system validation, hardware characterization, and test development for electromechanical systems.
• Extensive hands‑on debugging experience using laboratory instrumentation including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters, and power analyzers.
• Proficiency with Linux environments, command‑line workflows, and Python for automation, testing, and analysis.
• Experience developing embedded firmware for microcontrollers and real‑time hardware systems.
• Strong familiarity with sensors including IMUs, encoders, load cells, force/torque sensors, and related signal processing considerations.
• Experience implementing, tuning, or debugging motor control systems including torque, position, velocity, or impedance control loops.
• Excellent communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills with the ability to drive technical initiatives across teams.
• Proficiency with CAD tools such as SOLIDWORKS.

• Master’s or PhD in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering or related…