Our client is an ambitious, well-funded Robotics startup, based in the East Bay area of San Francisco. They are building robots for fully-automated restaurants and food production.

Having just helped build out their embedded software engineering team, we have been tasked with finding a hungry and enthusiastic Hardware Engineer to join the ranks of a small but intelligent, passionate Ph. D technologists.

“The Hardware Engineer will design and prototype solutions for various electromechanical automation needs for the BBox automated café concept."

What You'll Do:

Help develop various mechanical components and electronic control systems for the BBox beverage and hot food cells
Master of the interface layer between the software stack and the moving parts
You're a HW all-rounder, who likes to get their hands dirty across Electrical, Mechanical and Software Engineering.

What You'll Bring:

*AT LEAST* 3 years' FULL-TIME experience - not including internships
BS an/or Ms and/or Ph. D in Mechanical, Electrical, Aerospace, Robotics Engineering
Strong intuition + a grasp of core mechanics and fundamental physical concepts
You can single-handedly take a project from problem statement to working prototype
Has successfully executed at least one Automation/Robotics project from concept to production
Can execute a root cause analysis and debug electrical and mechanical systems Mechanical
Familiar with various basic types of actuators and motors, and how to select for a given application
Strong proficiency in a 3D mechanical CAD package (ideally SolidWorks)
Well-versed in fundamental electronic principles, digital logic, basic power electronics, communications, and analog circuits
Competent at PCB layout and has taken designs from initial prototype to factory-assembled boards
Proficient in C and has some experience developing firmware for microcontroller-based embedded devices
Have some experience designing control systems in an industrial automation context - Nice to have
Comfortable with hands-on prototyping and proficient at using basic machine shop tools (milling machine, lathe, saws, grinders, hand tools…) safely and effectively
Have hands-on experience with rapid prototyping processes such as 3D printing
Experience building an industrial control panel - Nice to have

On Offer:

Great starting salary + awesome benefits + equity
Create your own path - have autonomy and be able to create something special
Access to the full robotics lab for personal projects
Work with a seriously passionate, skilled bunch of robotics addicts, and start your career in a fun, adaptable, agile environment

H-1b transfer is available - NO SPONSORSHIP

Hardware Engineer | Robotics Startup