Staff Hardware Engineer, Robotics Systems & Deployments

Raydar•New York, NY

1d•$225,000 - $275,000•Onsite

About The Position

Our client is a robotics company building hardware systems for demanding real-world applications, including defense manufacturing. A small team is rapidly moving from prototypes to customer deployments and has meaningful commercial traction. As Staff Hardware Engineer focused on Robotics Systems and Deployments, you will own technical direction and delivery from concept through working customer installations. The role combines hands-on robotics engineering with leadership, with a path toward building and leading a hardware team as customer installations scale. The position is full-time and onsite five days per week in New York City. U.S. citizenship is required, and visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

6–12 years of relevant engineering experience; 8–10 years is preferred.
Robotics engineering background with hands-on hardware and deployment experience, beyond purely mechanical design or software.
Fluency in 3D CAD, such as SolidWorks, Onshape, Creo, or NX.
Ability to evaluate robotic hardware, commercial components, and tooling for real tasks.
End-to-end ownership of hardware from concept through manufacturing and customer deployment.
Experience as a hands-on technical lead or hardware manager.
Strong mechanical design fundamentals and ability to lead cross-functional technical reviews.
U.S. citizenship is required.

Nice To Haves

Robotic manipulation experience with grippers, tool changers, tactile or force sensing, and 6/7-DOF arms.
Experience deploying systems at customer facilities.
8–10 years of relevant engineering experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Drive rapid prototyping and build-test cycles for robotic systems.
Evaluate and integrate commercial robotic arms, sensors, grippers, and tooling.
Own hardware programs through requirements, testing, manufacturing, and customer deployment.
Set engineering standards, lead design reviews, and mentor mechanical engineers.
Help recruit a hardware team as customer installations scale.