Hardware Engineer

Built Robotics
San Francisco; California USA, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Best suited to mechanical and electrical engineers with field hardware experience working in rugged environments and autonomous systems.

Best fit for

  • Engineers who thrive in hands-on field deployments and rugged conditions.
    — “subject to harsh conditions — hot summer days, cold and rainy winters
  • Candidates with dual mechanical and electrical design expertise for reliability.
    — “leverage your experience in mechanical and electrical design
  • Those willing to travel frequently to troubleshoot field hardware issues.
    — “Willingness to travel to job sites 1-2 times per month

Things to consider

  • Monthly travel required to job sites across multiple countries.
    — “perform installations on equipment across the United States and Australia
  • Must design for extreme environmental conditions and vibration.
    — “analyzing vibration and shock data, designing mounts with sound dynamic

How to stand out

  • Showcase past projects where you improved hardware reliability in harsh environments.
    — “increase reliability and longevity of our equipment
  • Demonstrate experience with Python/Linux/ROS beyond basic familiarity.
    — “Familiarity with Python, Linux and ROS is a plus
  • Highlight processes you've created to scale hardware manufacturing.
    — “create robust and replicable processes to streamline manufacturing
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · TeamLevel · Mid

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What success looks like

  • Design and test hardware for autonomous construction equipment
  • Develop robust manufacturing processes
  • Troubleshoot complex hardware issues in the field
Typical background
BS, MS, or PhD in mechanical engineering or related fieldExperience in mechanical and electrical design

Skills & requirements

Required

Mechanical And Electrical DesignCAD Software DesignExperience With Vibration And Shock Data AnalysisField Testing And Troubleshooting

Preferred

Experience With ROS

Stack & domain

CadSolidworksOnshapeFusion 360PythonLinuxRosAdaptabilityFlexibilityMechanical EngineeringElectrical Engineering

About the role

Original posting from Built Robotics via Ashby

WHO WE ARE

Built Robotics’ mission is to build the robots that build the world. By automating repetitive tasks in the $300 billion solar industry, Built is bridging the workforce gap to accelerate our transition to clean energy.

YOUR MISSION

As a hardware engineer, you’ll get to re-imagine and design hardware for our fleet of autonomous heavy construction equipment. You’ll have a broad responsibility for scaling our hardware systems and testing for reliability in the field.

Our robots are subject to harsh conditions — hot summer days, cold and rainy winters, high vibrations, shock, and dust. You’ll get to tackle these challenges head on, by sourcing new sensors for these rugged conditions and configuring them on the robots for optimal outcome.

You’ll leverage your experience in mechanical and electrical design to increase reliability and longevity of our equipment by analyzing vibration and shock data, designing mounts with sound dynamic and vibrations engineering principles, and design setups for life cycle testing.

You’ll create robust and replicable processes to streamline manufacturing of our AI guidance systems, and perform installations on equipment across the United States and Australia. You’ll develop best practices for managing a fleet of hardware systems and will work closely with our software engineers and field team to debug, troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware issues in the field.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

  • BS, MS, or PhD in mechanical engineering or related field
  • 2+ years of experience using a CAD software design package (e.g. Solidworks, Onshape, Fusion 360)
  • 2+ years of experience in electrical design
  • Familiarity with Python, Linux and ROS is a plus
  • Adaptability and flexibility to work in new situations, pick up new skills, and do what it takes to get the job done
  • Willingness to travel to job sites 1-2 times per month, according to the needs of the business

COMPANY PERKS

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • 100% employer-sponsored health, dental and vision insurance — for you, your spouse and children
  • 401(k) with employer matching
  • Paid holidays and flexible PTO
  • TSA PreCheck
  • Gym membership
  • Free catered lunch and plenty of snacks
  • Opportunity to work on an 80,000-pound autonomous robot
  • A pair of steel-toe boots

ABOUT THE COMPANY & ROLE

Built Robotics’ mission is to build the robots that build the world. By automating repetitive tasks in the $300 billion solar industry, Built is bridging the workforce gap to accelerate our transition to clean energy.

The starting annual base salary range for this role is $120,000 to $175,000. Job level and actual compensation will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications, working location, and market demands. The total compensation package for this role may also include: equity compensation, benefits such as medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) matching, paid time off, cell phone and internet reimbursement and more.

Built Robotics provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Built Robotics makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Source: Built Robotics careers (Ashby)

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