Hardware Engineer

My name is Amber Reyes, a Recruiting Specialist with SCN (www.SCNteam.com).

We are partnering with an early-stage robotics and warehouse automation company who is hiring for a Robotics Hardware Engineer.

Company Highlights

• High-growth AI Robotics Company Founded by MIT alumni with expertise in robotics and automation

• Develops autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), humanoid picking robots, robotic manipulation systems, and robot foundation models

• Deploys real-world robotics solutions in customer warehouse environments

• Serves third-party logistics (3PL) providers, fulfillment centers, and warehouse operators

• Offers an opportunity to join an innovative startup at an early stage of growth

Position Highlights

• Title: Robotics Hardware Engineer

• Employment Type: Full-Time, Direct Hire

Background Requirements

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Computer Science, or a related field, with relevant hands-on engineering experience. Strong internships and projects may qualify for early-career candidates.

• Experience with electromechanical systems, robotics hardware integration, PCB design or embedded electronics, mechanical assembly, CAD/3D modeling, and hands-on hardware troubleshooting. Familiarity with Linux and lab equipment is preferred.

Job Responsibilities

• Design, assemble, integrate, and troubleshoot robotic hardware, including PCBs, embedded electronics, mechanical components, actuators, and wiring.

• Develop and test rapid prototypes, diagnose hardware failures, improve system reliability, and support humanoid robot deployments in customer warehouses.

• Collaborate with robotics software engineers, vendors, and deployment teams to bring new hardware designs from concept to real-world operation.

What is Being Offered

• Challenge: Hands-on ownership of hardware engineering, from electrical and mechanical design through prototyping, debugging, and customer-site deployment.

• Location: Los Angeles, California — on-site, with potential travel to customer warehouse locations.

• Advancement: Opportunity to influence hardware architecture and robot design early, with potential growth into senior or lead engineering responsibilities as the team expands.

• Money: Competitive compensation based on experience.

• Relocation assistance available.

• People / Culture: Small, collaborative engineering team offering direct access to leadership, cutting-edge humanoid robotics, and fast design-build-test cycles.

• Stability: Seed-funded startup backed by participation in Y Combinator, offering the opportunity to contribute to an emerging technology platform. As with any early-stage startup, future growth and commercial traction will depend on product and business execution.

If you are interested and qualified, please send your updated resume as a MS Word document, and how you fit this specific position to [email protected].

Thank you for your consideration!