Hardware Engineer

Raydar•Mountain View, CA

1d•$190,000 - $250,000•Onsite

About The Position

As Hardware Engineer, you will own the electrical design and rugged sensor and compute hardware that connects autonomy software to real machines. You will take the kit from schematic and bill of materials through bring-up, compliance, manufacturing and field revisions, with direct ownership of reliability and cost at scale.

Requirements

4-10 years of experience as a hardware or electrical engineer.
Experience building and shipping industrial or robotic hardware deployed to real machines in harsh field environments.
Hands-on experience with industrial equipment, vehicle networking or robotic machinery.
Extensive CAD skills, strong electrical design and the ability to design PCBs quickly.
Experience owning hardware regulatory compliance, including FCC.
High ownership and ability to work on-site five days per week, with occasional field travel and some weekend shop work when needed.

Nice To Haves

Experience at robotics, autonomous vehicle, aerospace or heavy equipment companies.
Prior early-stage startup experience.
A strong engineering, robotics or mechatronics university background.
Familiarity with embedded Linux, Jetson platforms, machine buses and sensor integration.

Responsibilities

Redesign sensor racks and compute housings incorporating cameras, LiDAR, GNSS and NVIDIA Jetson-class compute.
Own schematics, bills of materials, PCB design, bring-up and field revisions.
Design for low cost, scalable manufacturing and reliable operation in harsh, unattended environments.
Take customer hardware through FCC and other applicable compliance requirements.
Integrate drive-by-wire actuators and machine networks such as CAN and J1939.
Expand shop manufacturing capabilities, including CNC, mills and tooling, and work closely with the hardware team.