Lead Hardware Engineer

Kindredventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

Job summary

Dynamic Creatures is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer to own end-to-end hardware architecture for its interactive robotics platform. You will lead electrical and mechatronic design, guide a small team from prototype through manufacturing, and collaborate across product, software, and operations.

The role is in-person in Cambridge, MA, part-time, with benefits including medical, dental, and vision; visa sponsorship may be available.

Qualifications

• 8+ years designing complex electromechanical products.
• Shipped at least one consumer or robotics product to volume.
• Deep experience with motor control, sensing, and embedded systems.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Architect electromechanical systems for production.
• Drive DFM/DFA with contract manufacturers.
• Lead bring-up, validation, and reliability testing.
• Mentor junior hardware engineers.

Skills

Electromechanical design

Motor control

Embedded systems

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Lead Hardware Engineer

Manager -

CEO

HARDWARE ENGINEERING

BOSTON, MA

PART TIME

Lead the electrical and mechatronic design of our next generation of robotic characters.

You'll own end-to-end hardware architecture - actuators, sensors, power, and control electronics - and guide a small team from prototype through manufacturing.

Notes

This role is in-person in Cambridge, MA 5-days per week.

• Benefits: medical, dental, vision, PTO
• Visa sponsorship may be available for this role

What You'll Do

• Architect electromechanical systems for production
• Drive DFM/DFA with contract manufacturers
• Lead bring-up, validation, and reliability testing
• Mentor junior hardware engineers

What We're Looking For

Must-haves

• 8+ years designing complex electromechanical products
• Shipped at least one consumer or robotics product to volume
• Deep experience with motor control, sensing, and embedded systems
• Strong leadership and cross-functional communication

About Us

Dynamic Creatures is a robotics company designing and building interactive character robots for entertainment and hospitality brands. We are creating a new category of mobile characters that move naturally through guest environments, understand the context of an interaction and respond in real time. Dynamic Creatures offers character-based experiences built on Boston Dynamics and other systems, as well as fully original robots created for a specific brand, environment or story. As Boston Dynamics' official entertainment and hospitality partner, the company works with entertainment companies to develop guest-facing character experiences designed to feel personal, attentive, and memorable. Dynamic Creatures was co-founded by CEO Marc Theermann, former chief strategy officer at Boston Dynamics and a former senior leader at Google, and chief technology officer Farbod Farshidian, a globally recognized robotics researcher and former research leader at the Robotics and AI Institute.