Lead Hardware Engineer Hardware South San Francisco, CA →

Andromeda Surgical, Inc.; South San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity package

Healthcare benefits

Monthly health stipend

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Andromeda Surgical, Inc. is seeking a Lead Hardware Engineer in California to design, build, and deploy the next generation of our autonomous surgical robot platform.

This hands-on leadership role focuses on turning ideas into working systems, bridging mechanical, electrical, firmware, and system integration challenges. You will drive architectural decisions, prototype hardware, and collaborate with controls, software, robotics, and clinical teams to deliver reliable, production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong experience developing complex hardware systems.
• Experience across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and system integration.
• Hands-on prototyping and debugging experience.
• Familiarity with electronics, sensors, actuators, embedded systems, and system integration.
• Experience taking products from prototype through deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead hardware development across robotic subsystems.
• Design, prototype, test, and iterate on new hardware solutions.
• Work across electrical, mechanical, and embedded systems.
• Drive hardware architecture decisions and technical tradeoffs.
• Collaborate closely with controls, software, robotics, and clinical teams.
• Debug complex system-level issues across multiple disciplines.
• Support manufacturing, testing, and deployment efforts.
• Help establish engineering processes, standards, and best practices.

Skills

Hardware design

Prototyping

Embedded systems

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

System integration

Job description

Andromeda is building autonomous surgical robots designed to help surgeons perform procedures more safely, consistently, and efficiently. Our engineers work across robotics, software, hardware, machine learning, and clinical operations to bring robotic systems from concept to real-world deployment. We are a small, highly collaborative team that values ownership, curiosity, technical rigor, and the ability to move quickly from idea to execution.

We are looking for a Lead Hardware Engineer to help design, build, and deploy the next generation of our surgical robotic platform. This is a hands-on leadership role focused on turning ideas into working systems.

You will work across mechanical, electrical, firmware, and system integration challenges, helping bridge the gap between concept and real-world deployment. We are looking for an engineer who enjoys building complete systems, not just individual components. This is an individual contributor leadership role. You will drive technical direction while staying hands-on in the build.

What you’ll do

Lead hardware development across robotic subsystems.

Design, prototype, test, and iterate on new hardware solutions.

Work across electrical, mechanical, and embedded systems.

Drive hardware architecture decisions and technical tradeoffs.

Collaborate closely with controls, software, robotics, and clinical teams.

Debug complex system-level issues across multiple disciplines.

Support manufacturing, testing, and deployment efforts.

Help establish engineering processes, standards, and best practices.

What we look for

Hardware Engineering

Strong experience developing complex hardware systems.

Experience working across multiple engineering disciplines, not just one.

Hands-on prototyping and debugging experience.

Familiarity with electronics, sensors, actuators, embedded systems, and system integration.

Experience taking products from prototype through deployment.

Systems Thinking

Ability to understand and reason about complete system behavior.

Comfortable making engineering tradeoffs across hardware and software boundaries.

Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.

Leadership & Ownership

Ability to independently drive projects forward as a hands-on individual contributor.

Comfortable operating in environments with incomplete information.

Experience leading technical decisions and influencing engineering direction.

Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Nice to have

Embedded systems experience.

Experience with motors, actuators, and motion systems.

Experience working in startups or small engineering teams.

Experience taking products from prototype to production.

Medical device experience, particularly in hands-on product development environments.

Experience with design documentation, quality management systems (QMS), or regulated product development processes.

What success looks like

Successful hardware engineers at Andromeda are builders first. They are comfortable moving between disciplines, solving problems wherever they appear, and taking ownership of systems from concept through deployment. They thrive in fast-moving environments, collaborate closely with teammates, and focus on delivering reliable solutions that work in the real world.

Why join Andromeda

At Andromeda, you will have the opportunity to work alongside a small, highly technical team tackling some of the hardest problems in robotics, software, and healthcare. Your work will directly impact products that are deployed in real clinical environments and have the potential to improve patient outcomes at scale.

We offer

Competitive salary and equity package

Flexible healthcare benefits through an individual coverage reimbursement program

Monthly health and wellness stipend

Visa sponsorship available for eligible candidates

The opportunity to help build a category-defining company from an early stage