Senior Project Engineering Manager - Hardware (Robotics & Automation) (202634)

Nomagic•Atlanta, GA

12d

About The Position

At Nomagic, we're on a mission to teach robots the real world. We're now looking for a Senior Project Engineering Manager (Hardware), who ensures smooth technical execution of robotic systems by coordinating work across mechanical, electrical, controls, software, and operations teams â and manages the delivery of hardware from concept through customer acceptance. Here is why we love this job ourselves, and hope you will enjoy it too: We build robots powered by AI We have them in production at scale and see their real impact on critical operations. We test our code in unit tests, simulations and on real robots! We're still pretty small, so everyone has a direct impact on the final result Our team has built Google Warsaw, unicorn startups (Climate Corp), tested rocket engines and worked at top companies such as Nvidia or ByteDance. Now we shape the future of smart robotics together! We combine world-class research with top-notch engineering and apply it to solve real problems

Requirements

5â10+ years of experience in hardware, systems, or project engineering for robotics, automation, or industrial systems
Proven experience delivering end-to-end robotic or automation projects
Strong system-level understanding across mechanical, electrical, and automation domains
Ability to deeply understand complex technical systems and debug across boundaries
Strong organizational skills and a bias toward execution and delivery
Comfortable making technical decisions under time and customer pressure
Experience analyzing performance data using tools such as Excel / Google Sheets, dashboards, or basic SQL
Excellent communication skills in English (French or German is a plus)
Willingness to travel up to ~40% (peak) to customer sites

Nice To Haves

Experience in intralogistics, warehouse automation, or fulfillment systems
Hands-on experience with industrial robots (ABB strongly preferred)
Familiarity with FAT/SAT processes and customer acceptance workflows
Experience working in fast-scaling or startup robotics environments

Responsibilities

Own the system-level technical execution of robotic stations and hardware projects
Design and define the overall architecture and layout of robotic cells
Coordinate delivery across Mechanical, Electrical, Controls, Software, ML, and Automation teams
Drive end-to-end integration from early design through FAT, SAT, commissioning, and customer acceptance
Ensure schedules and technical milestones are met from pre-sales handoff through final deployment
Understand and assess the impact, priority, and feasibility of proposed improvements or changes
Debug issues across the entire hardware/software stack, ensuring ownership is assigned and resolution is driven to closure
Analyze robot and system performance data (dashboards, logs, spreadsheets, basic SQL/analytics tools)
Act as a technical bridge between engineering teams, project management, and customer-facing roles
Support customer site visits and deployments as needed (up to ~40% peak travel)