Founding Hardware Engineer

Superstat; Melbourne; Híbrido; AUD 150.000 - 180.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Equity

Superannuation

Relocation support

Descripción de la vacante

Superstat, a fast-growing sports tech startup, seeks a founding hardware engineer in Melbourne to design, build and bring our AI-powered sports cameras to market. You’ll work with the founders and AI team to create reliable, scalable hardware that integrates with our computer vision platform.

You’ll own the hardware from prototype to production, selecting components, solving complex reliability issues and guiding the product toward manufacturing at scale.

Formación

• Shows ability to take a physical product from concept to production.
• Strong fundamentals across hardware engineering disciplines.
• Experience with cameras, imaging or manufacturing is a plus.

Responsabilidades

• Design and build Superstat’s first AI-powered sports cameras from concept to prototype.
• Select and integrate cameras, sensors, processors, electronics and connectivity.
• Develop hardware architecture including power, thermal management and reliability.
• Collaborate with AI team to ensure footage supports computer vision analysis.
• Build, test and iterate prototypes at real sports games.
• Scale to production with suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Own hardware testing, sourcing, costs and quality.
• Help recruit and lead the hardware engineering team as we grow.

Conocimientos

Hardware engineering

Embedded systems

Electrical engineering

Robotics

Consumer electronics

Descripción del empleo

About Superstat

Superstat is one of the fastest growing sports tech startups in the world. We turn sports game film into pro-level sports stats using computer vision. Think ESPN level data but for high school, rep or even Monday night social sport with your friends!

Since launching at the start of this year, we have:

Raised $3.5M from Blackbird VC

Grown to 5,000+ teams using Superstat

Launched the world’s fastest sports computer vision model

We’re now building our own AI-powered sports cameras.

We want to make capturing and analysing a game as simple as setting up a camera, pressing record and letting Superstat handle the rest. We’re building hardware for multiple sports, starting with basketball and American football.

We’re looking for an exceptional Founding Hardware Engineer to take this from an idea to a real product. Someone who loves building physical things, moves fast and wants to own the entire process from the first prototype through to manufacturing.

The role

You’ll be Superstat’s first dedicated hardware engineer, responsible for designing, building and bringing our sports camera products to market.

You’ll work closely with our founders and AI engineering team to build cameras that reliably capture games and integrate seamlessly with Superstat’s computer vision technology.

You’ll use the best existing cameras, sensors, processors and other components available, then design and engineer the system that brings everything together.

This is a hands‑on engineering role. Initially, you’ll be the person making the decisions, building prototypes, testing them at real games and figuring out how to turn them into products we can manufacture at scale.

As the hardware team grows, you’ll be in charge of the function.

What you’ll do

Design and build Superstat’s first AI-powered sports cameras, from initial concepts through to working prototypes.

Select and integrate cameras, sensors, processors, electronics and connectivity components.

Develop the hardware architecture, including power, thermal management, reliability and physical design.

Work with our AI team to ensure the cameras capture the footage needed for accurate computer vision analysis.

Build, test and iterate prototypes at real sports games.

Design for different sports, venues, mounting positions and environmental conditions.

Work with suppliers and manufacturing partners to move from prototypes to production-ready products.

Own hardware testing, component sourcing, manufacturing costs and quality.

Help recruit and build Superstat’s hardware engineering team as we grow.

What we’re looking for

You’re an exceptional engineer who loves building things. You’ve taken complex physical products from an idea to something that actually works, and ideally into production.

You have strong fundamentals across hardware engineering, whether your background is electrical engineering, embedded systems, robotics, consumer electronics or something else entirely.

You’re comfortable working across disciplines, selecting components, designing systems, building prototypes and solving problems when things don’t work as expected.

You understand the trade‑offs between performance, reliability, cost and manufacturability. You know when to build something custom and when to use an existing solution.

You move quickly, take ownership and enjoy working in an environment where there isn’t a detailed specification telling you exactly what to do.

Experience with cameras, imaging systems, embedded computing or manufacturing is a big advantage, but we’re more interested in exceptional engineering ability than a particular background.

Show us what you’ve built. We’d love to see physical products, prototypes or engineering projects where you’ve personally owned meaningful technical decisions.

How we’ll work

The role is based in Melbourne but you’ll be working directly with Superstat’s founders and engineering team, with responsibility for the hardware product from day one.

Your first major milestone is to have a working camera prototype capturing real sports games within 90 days.

You’ll spend your time designing, building, testing and improving the product. You’ll be out at real sports games and be able to quickly identify what doesn’t work and iterate to make it better.

You’ll have significant freedom to make technical decisions, choose components, work with external specialists and shape our longer‑term hardware strategy.

Success looks like reliable, easy‑to‑use cameras that capture high‑quality game footage, work with Superstat’s AI and can eventually be manufactured and deployed at scale.

The opportunity

A$150,000–180,000 base salary + superannuation + equity.

Be the first hardware hire and own an entirely new product category for Superstat.

Build real physical products used by sports teams around the world.

Work directly with the founders and have significant ownership over technical decisions and product direction.

Opportunity to build and lead the hardware engineering team as the company grows.

This role will be based in Melbourne, Australia, however we welcome exceptional applicants from anywhere in the world who are interested in relocating. You’ll need to work with our team in Melbourne in person. Relocation and visa support can be discussed depending on eligibility.