Senior Hardware Engineer
About The Position
As an early senior employee, you will take ownership of the design of Duckietown robots, ensure manufacturability and quality, and lead the development of new iterations of the platform while tightly coordinating with our software development, procurement, and education teams. Duckietown robots are DIY educational kits and include model self-driving cars (Duckiebots), a modular smart-city environment (Duckietown), and quadcopters (Duckiedrones). Specifications can be found in our online shop [5]. These robots are used by learners aged 16-99 in 59 countries to date: in homes, schools, universities, companies, and government research labs. Example projects you will lead include: Smart Duckiebattery [6] upgraded design and production management; Chip-crunch back-compatible re-engineering of existing systems (where necessary); Assessment and streamlining of Duckietown design and manufacturing processes.
Requirements
- Competence in robotics engineering, including mechanical engineering, PCB design, and embedded systems
- Track-record in robot design, prototyping, testing, and producing quality documentation for internal and external use
- Track-record in planning and executing safety-critical projects over long periods of time
- A rigorous understanding of acceptance, testing, and validation protocols
- Great attention to detail
- (Strict) Professional English language writing, comprehension, and speaking skills: our work is done rigorously in English
Nice To Haves
- Awareness of compliance constraints in international commerce (acronyms like CE, FCC, RED, LVD, and UN38.1 should be familiar to you)
- Team and project management experience
- Intrinsic motivation and passion for stepping up hardware operations in a growing startup with global operations
- Experience with any / all amongst Python, C, ROS, and Docker
- You are fluent in Mandarin
- Work well in a loosely coupled, tightly aligned environment
Responsibilities
- Design of Duckietown robots
- Ensure manufacturability and quality
- Lead the development of new iterations of the platform
- Coordinate with software development, procurement, and education teams
- Smart Duckiebattery upgraded design and production management
- Chip-crunch back-compatible re-engineering of existing systems (where necessary)
- Assessment and streamlining of Duckietown design and manufacturing processes
Benefits
- We offer a very competitive compensation package and a stock options plan.
- We will also give you as many duckies as you wish to receive.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
