Founding Robotics Engineer (Hardware)

Undaunted•Atlanta, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

We are developing our own robots in-house. As a founding robotics engineer, you will be an integral part of the team leading that initiative. Your role will evolve from rapid prototyping to overseeing full-scale production and manufacturing, ensuring our robots operate reliably at scale. As an early-stage startup, our needs change rapidly, and we expect you to adapt when those situations arise, wear many hats, and be an ultimate team player. We are currently designing an in-house four-wheeled security rover for customers operating on large properties such as parking lots, truck depots, and industrial sites. You will play a key role in designing, building, and testing this platform end-to-end. You’ll work directly with customer feedback from early deployments to inform design decisions and guide further iterations. This platform will also serve as a technical foundation for our longer-term efforts, including a custom quadruped system. You will contribute to the design and development of our custom quadruped robot. This platform is intended to operate in more complex, unstructured environments. You’ll be involved in early architectural decisions and hands-on development across mechanical, electrical, and embedded systems, including prototyping and testing subsystems to validate performance under real operational conditions and iterating toward a platform that is manufacturable, maintainable, and deployable at scale. This is a rare opportunity to take full ownership of a US-made quadruped built for real-world deployment, not confined to a research lab.

Requirements

Hands-On Builder: You take ideas from concept to working product, whether it’s hacking together a quick prototype or refining a system for real-world reliability.
Mechanical Design: Experience taking CAD projects from start to finish
Mechatronics: Experienced in integrating cameras, motors, sensors, and controllers with Raspberry Pi-based systems, including wiring, soldering, and real-world hardware deployment.
Track record of working on impactful projects.
Ability to articulate why our mission resonates with you personally.
Willingness to share direct, candid feedback with others.
Passionate about your ideas but open to changing your mind and committing to team decisions.
Deeply invested in the things you spend your time on and you work harder than others to get it done right.
Show up authentically, build lasting trust with teammates, support them through challenges, and rejoice in their successes.
Care about our broader social impact and seek to understand it more deeply over time.
Accomplished things in your life that you thought were impossible, and continue to redefine the standard for yourself.
Belief that 50,000 robots in the field in the next 5 years isn’t just achievable, but an expectation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with embedded software (Raspberry Pi, Jetsons, Arduino, ESP32)
Manufacturing complex hardware
PCB design (schematic capture, layout, manufacture)

Responsibilities

Designing, building, and testing a four-wheeled security rover platform end-to-end.
Working directly with customer feedback from early deployments to inform design decisions and guide further iterations.
Contributing to the design and development of a custom quadruped robot.
Being involved in early architectural decisions and hands-on development across mechanical, electrical, and embedded systems.
Prototyping and testing subsystems to validate performance under real operational conditions.
Iterating toward a platform that is manufacturable, maintainable, and deployable at scale.