Hardware Engineer - Robotics & Industrial Equipment

Raydar

Mountain View (CA)

On-site

USD 190,000 - 250,000

Full time

23 hours ago

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Job summary

Raydar in Mountain View, CA is seeking a Hardware Engineer to own electrical design and rugged sensor hardware connecting autonomy software to real machines. You will take the kit from schematic to bring-up, compliance, manufacturing, and field revisions with accountability for reliability and cost at scale.

The role emphasizes designing sensor racks, CAN/J1939 networks, FCC compliance, and on-site manufacturing in shop environments.

Qualifications

4-10 years of hardware or electrical engineering experience.
Experience shipping industrial/robotic hardware to real machines in harsh environments.
Hands-on experience with industrial equipment, vehicle networking or robotic machinery.
Extensive CAD skills and PCB design ability.
Experience with regulatory compliance including FCC.
On-site 5 days per week with some travel and occasional weekend shop work.
Experience at robotics, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, or heavy equipment.
Startup experience.
Strong engineering or mechatronics background.
Familiarity with embedded Linux, Jetson platforms, machine buses and sensor integration.

Responsibilities

Redesign sensor racks and compute housings with cameras, LiDAR, GNSS and NVIDIA Jetson-class compute.
Own schematics, bills of materials, PCB design, bring-up and field revisions.
Design for low cost, scalable manufacturing and reliable operation in harsh, unattended environments.
Take customer hardware through FCC and other applicable compliance requirements.
Integrate drive-by-wire actuators and machine networks such as CAN and J1939.
Expand shop manufacturing capabilities, including CNC, mills and tooling, and work closely with the hardware team.