Chief Hardware Architect - Scalable Industrial Robotics

Roboticsconnected; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ultra in the United States is seeking a senior hardware leader to design and build our high-performance warehouse robots. You will take complex electromechanical systems from blank page through requirements, prototyping, testing, and mass production, shipping them by the thousands.

You will lead an elite hardware team across mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing, set engineering standards, and influence R&D priorities and product roadmaps to drive scalable, reliable hardware solutions.

Qualifications

• Track record leading teams that delivered complete systems from concept to customer, at thousands of units.
• 10+ years with similar hardware.
• Extensive experience developing robotics or comparable electromechanical systems and taking them from prototype to volume production.
• Technical and team leadership with hands-on engineering process ownership.

Responsibilities

• Strategic ownership as a core member of the leadership team with influence over R&D priorities and product roadmap.
• Scale the current product to hundreds of units, improving field reliability and manufacturing yield.
• Lead next-gen design to deliver thousands of units with significant customer value.
• Build a repeatable engine: tooling, process, and documentation for volume production.
• Set engineering standards for quality, documentation, DFM/DFA, change control, and test coverage.
• Drive build vs. buy decisions and supplier collaboration to meet growth goals.
• Build an elite hardware team across mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing disciplines.

Skills

Volume shipping

Hardware leadership

Team building

Job description

Ultra in the United States is seeking a senior hardware leader to design and build our high-performance warehouse robots. You will take complex electromechanical systems from blank page through requirements, prototyping, testing, and mass production, shipping them by the thousands.

You will lead an elite hardware team across mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing, set engineering standards, and influence R&D priorities and product roadmaps to drive scalable, reliable hardware solutions.