Robotics Integration Engineer

Compound Eye•Petaluma, CA

2d•$135,000 - $175,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Compound Eye is seeking a Robotics Integration Engineer to join their team. This role involves the mechanical and physical integration of test platforms and products, including enclosures, mounts, cable harnesses, power distribution, drive-by-wire installation, and actuation. The engineer will be responsible for turning components into functional, serviceable, and documented systems. The position requires a hands-on approach, with the ability to design, build, and troubleshoot physical hardware. A significant part of the first year will focus on improving the reproducibility and serviceability of the current hardware fleet. The company's technology, VIDAS™, enables vehicles, drones, and robots to navigate using only passive sensors like cameras, without LiDAR, radar, or GPS. Compound Eye serves both defense and commercial robotics markets and is backed by prominent investors.

Requirements

Own mechanical design of enclosures, brackets, sensor mounts, camera bars, and vehicle/airframe interfaces in parametric CAD, designed for how parts actually get made.
Build what you design: run our printers, machine and finish your own prototypes, and manage outside vendors for the rest.
Design, build, and document cable harnesses end to end, from pinouts and connector selection through as-builts and spares.
Integrate electrical components you didn't design: power distribution, DC-DC conversion, fusing, grounding, batteries, and load budgets.
Install, wire, and maintain drive-by-wire systems on our ground platforms, including CAN wiring, actuators, and E-stop and safety interlocks.
Integrate and bring up motors, speed controllers, servos, and gimbals, and characterize them on the bench before they fly or drive.
Take builds from parts to a documented, verified platform, and support field test campaigns and client demos with pre-trip readiness and on-site repair.
Own procurement and vendor management for fasteners, stock, sheet metal, machining, connectors, and specialty suppliers.
Must be a U.S. person as defined under ITAR (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, asylee, or refugee) or qualify for a license exception.

Nice To Haves

Natural maker with a 3D printer at home.
Ability to operate a manual mill without supervision.
Experience ordering parts from services like SendCutSend and designing parts with manufacturing processes in mind.

Responsibilities

Own mechanical design of enclosures, brackets, sensor mounts, camera bars, and vehicle/airframe interfaces in parametric CAD, designed for how parts actually get made.
Build what you design: run our printers, machine and finish your own prototypes, and manage outside vendors for the rest.
Design, build, and document cable harnesses end to end, from pinouts and connector selection through as-builts and spares.
Integrate electrical components you didn't design: power distribution, DC-DC conversion, fusing, grounding, batteries, and load budgets.
Install, wire, and maintain drive-by-wire systems on our ground platforms, including CAN wiring, actuators, and E-stop and safety interlocks.
Integrate and bring up motors, speed controllers, servos, and gimbals, and characterize them on the bench before they fly or drive.
Take builds from parts to a documented, verified platform, and support field test campaigns and client demos with pre-trip readiness and on-site repair.
Own procurement and vendor management for fasteners, stock, sheet metal, machining, connectors, and specialty suppliers.