Hardware Architect & Special Projects Lead

Mecka; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Mecka is seeking a hands-on technical leader to drive hardware development for robot learning. You will define product requirements, choose architectures, and build prototypes that address the hardest questions, guiding integration across mechanics, electronics, sensing, and software to deliver usable, field-ready systems.

You will oversee validation, manufacturing, and deployment, work with suppliers and deployment teams to turn prototypes into reproducible hardware, and evaluate performance,

Qualifications

• Experience taking a hardware or robotics system from early prototypes through validation and deployment.
• Hands-on expertise in mechanical design, electronics, embedded software, or another core hardware discipline.
• Ability to define product requirements and make system tradeoffs involving performance, cost, power, reliability, and manufacturing.
• Strong experimental, integration, and debugging skills, with the ability to evaluate the complete system.
• Experience guiding engineers and suppliers through technical decisions, design reviews, and difficult development problems.

Responsibilities

• Translate user needs and technical goals into clear product requirements and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Choose system architectures and build prototypes that test the hardest assumptions early.
• Lead technical reviews and resolve problems across mechanics, electronics, sensing, and software using experiments and measurements.
• Work with suppliers and deployment teams to turn validated prototypes into reproducible hardware that performs reliably in the field.

Skills

Hardware design

Embedded software

Prototype development

System architecture

Supplier management

Tools

Mechanical CAD

Electronic prototyping

Job description

Mecka is seeking a hands-on technical leader to drive hardware development for robot learning. You will define product requirements, choose architectures, and build prototypes that address the hardest questions, guiding integration across mechanics, electronics, sensing, and software to deliver usable, field-ready systems.

You will oversee validation, manufacturing, and deployment, work with suppliers and deployment teams to turn prototypes into reproducible hardware, and evaluate performance,