Hardware Deployment Lead — Autonomous Drone Systems

Caraa; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Gather AI is seeking a Hardware Deployment & Development Coordinator to drive deployment readiness in Pittsburgh, PA or remotely in the US. You will own BOM accuracy, field hardware support and the end-to-end deployment process across hardware programs, working with Hardware leadership, development and Field Ops to ensure timely, correct hardware for every deployment.

This role blends operations and engineering, requiring hands-on hardware experience, strong documentation, and the ability to

Qualifications

• You've owned hardware readiness for deployments, production launches or NPIs end to end.
• You've owned the record of what hardware is built and implemented: BOMs and revisions, configurations and change control, or RMA processes.
• You can read assembly and part drawings, electrical schematics, and understand critical to quality callouts.
• You can take a field escalation from first report to resolution and keep everyone informed.
• You're detail-oriented, agile and adaptable to plan changes.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware readiness for each deployment: build schedules, kit lists, parts status, shipping and site prerequisites.
• Be on site for installs and go-lives as the hardware liaison lead, then hand off cleanly to Field Ops.
• Own tier-2 hardware escalations: triage, route to the right technician or engineer, and close the loop.
• Own our RMA process: intake, disposition, failure analysis coordination and trend reporting back to engineering and suppliers.
• Own BOM accuracy and configuration management across programs, including revision control and serial/config traceability.
• Build and document the processes behind the work, including the readiness checklist, RMA workflow and configuration control.
• Plan development builds and test assets with engineering and the technicians, and turn field findings into engineering action.
• Coordinate development builds, test assets and technician schedules, and turn field findings into engineering action.
• Give Purchasing a clear demand plan and flag long-lead and single-source risks early.

Skills

Hardware readiness

Deployment coordination

RMA process

BOM management

Documentation control

Job description

Gather AI is seeking a Hardware Deployment & Development Coordinator to drive deployment readiness in Pittsburgh, PA or remotely in the US. You will own BOM accuracy, field hardware support and the end-to-end deployment process across hardware programs, working with Hardware leadership, development and Field Ops to ensure timely, correct hardware for every deployment.

This role blends operations and engineering, requiring hands-on hardware experience, strong documentation, and the ability to