Sr Hardware Development Manager, Embedded and Electrical , Fauna

We are seeking an Embedded and Electrical Engineering Manager to lead electrical engineering and embedded software development to support robotics platforms. You will own electrical hardware, embedded firmware, and compute subsystems from architecture definition through engineering validation and into manufacturing.

In this role, you will lead a team of electrical engineers and embedded software developers through some of the most challenging problems in robotics. This includes compute architecture, developing safety‑certifiable power and control electronics, designing embedded firmware for real‑time motor control and sensor fusion, and driving design towards cost optimization.

The ideal candidate has led electrical and embedded teams through full product development cycles for complex electromechanical systems, has deep experience with team management and manufacturing scale‑up, and brings either robotics, consumer electronics, or automotive safety‑critical systems experience.

• Lead and scale a multidisciplinary hardware organization spanning electrical engineering, embedded software, test engineering, and technician functions, owning headcount planning, team structure, and delivery accountability from architecture through mass production.
• Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent by building inclusive hiring pipelines, driving structured onboarding, and partnering with technical leads to create clear growth paths that improve retention and raise the team's capability bar.
• Own the hardware development program plan – maintaining the master schedule, risk register, and resource allocation model across parallel electrical and firmware work streams, surfacing blockers early and driving resolution across dependent teams.
• Partner with technical architects to define and communicate the electronics development roadmap, including research and new technology introduction activities, and translate that roadmap into quarterly priorities and cross‑functional alignment.
• Align embedded software investments to program milestones by working with technical leads to sequence real‑time control, sensor, communications, and system health work streams against hardware readiness and product delivery dates.
• Drive safety architecture delivery by coordinating cross‑functional stakeholders, tracking milestone completion, and ensuring hardware implementation aligns with program safety requirements and review gates.
• Coordinate embedded software architecture decisions – including boot loader strategy, operating system selection, diagnostics, and over‑the‑air update infrastructure – with platform, reliability, and manufacturing teams to ensure alignment before design lock.
• Manage contract manufacturer relationships and manufacturing bring‑up execution for electrical subsystems, owning the program schedule for printed circuit board assembly test fixture development, end‑of‑line programming, and production readiness reviews.
• Own the reliability and environmental test program – aligning thermal cycling, vibration, electromagnetic compatibility, and electrostatic discharge scope to program requirements, coordinating execution with test teams, and tracking results against release criteria.
• Serve as the primary integration point across mechanical, software, and science teams, ensuring electrical and embedded decisions are captured in the cross‑functional dependency map and resolved before they become critical path risks.
• Manage vendor and partner relationships for printed circuit board assemblies, wiring harnesses, sensors, battery systems, and charging electronics, owning statement of work alignment, delivery schedules, and escalation paths.

• Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 10+ years of electrical engineering or embedded systems experience with at least 3 years managing electrical/embedded teams
• Experience leading full product development cycles for complex electromechanical systems
• Demonstrated experience achieving aggressive BOM cost‑down targets through PCBA consolidation, component selection, and design optimization
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