Hardware Tech Lead

Discovered MENA; San Francisco (CA); Sur place; USD 300 000 - 400 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Discovered MENA is seeking a Hardware Tech Lead to own a wearable device from spec to mass production. You will define architecture across cameras, IMUs, power, and thermal systems and manage hardware-level time synchronization for real-world data capture.

You will work with ODMs/CMs in Asia, drive EVT/DVT/PVT to volume production, review schematics and PCB bring-up, and build a hardware lab while pursuing patentable IP. Deep hands-on hardware experience is essential.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in hardware with at least one device taken from concept to mass production.
• Experience managing ODMs or contract manufacturers in Asia, incl. NRE, factory audits and yield.
• Knows camera systems: sensors, MIPI CSI-2, ISP pipelines, shutter/exposure sync.
• Writes embedded C/C++ on MCUs/SoCs, on RTOS or embedded Linux.
• Understands wearable constraints: battery, power budget, heat on head.
• Ideally speaks Mandarin due to manufacturing partnerships.

Responsabilités

• System architecture and requirements across cameras, sensors, power, and thermal management.
• Hardware-level time synchronization so streams align at capture.
• ODM selection and EVT/DVT/PVT path to volume production.
• Schematic review, PCB verification, embedded firmware, and board bring-up.
• Set up the hardware lab and identify IP worth patenting.
• Hands-on debugging with a scope and logic analyzer; ensure factory-to-spec compliance.

Connaissances

7+ years hardware

Mass production

ODM management

Camera systems

Embedded C/C++

RTOS/Embedded Linux

Mandarin preferred

Description du poste

Hardware Tech Lead | Wearable Devices | Physical AI

$300,000 to $400,000 base + bonus

Own a device from spec to mass production

Most hardware engineers own one part of a device. This role owns all of it.

Robot learning runs on real-world data, and that data is only as good as the hardware capturing it. Cameras out of sync, poor calibration or a device nobody can wear for a full shift, and the data is worthless before it reaches a model.

We've partnered with a well-funded AI company that collects real-world data to train robotics and embodied AI. At the heart of that is a head-mounted, multi-sensor capture device used in the field at scale. They need a Hardware Tech Lead to own it.

You'll own:

• System architecture and requirements across cameras, IMUs, pose tracking, power and thermals
• Hardware-level time sync, so streams line up when they're captured, not fixed afterwards
• ODM selection and the full EVT, DVT and PVT path to volume production
• Schematics, PCB review, embedded firmware and board bring-up
• Setting up the hardware lab, and spotting IP worth patenting

This is not a vendor-management role with a fancy title.

You'll be on the bench with a scope and a logic analyser, debugging boards yourself. You'll also be the person who holds the factory to spec.

We're looking for someone who:

• Has 7+ years in hardware, with at least one device taken from concept to mass production
• Has managed ODMs or contract manufacturers in Asia directly, including NRE, factory audits and yield
• Knows camera systems well: image sensors, MIPI CSI-2, ISP pipelines, shutter and exposure sync
• Writes embedded C/C++ on MCUs and SoCs, on an RTOS or embedded Linux
• Understands wearable constraints: battery, power budget and heat on someone's head
• Ideally speaks Mandarin, given the manufacturing partnerships

There's no large hardware org to hide behind. You'll design it, debug it and ship it.

Employment type: Full-time

Hardware Engineering | Wearables | Embedded Systems | Camera Systems | NPI | ODM | Physical AI