Lead Robotics Engineer — End-to-End Gigawatt Infra

TAR; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $15K relocation bonus

Unlimited PTO

Health, Dental, Vision insurance

$1K monthly meals stipend

Job summary

TAR is building the world’s first off-grid power plant for data centers, combining hardware and software to deliver scalable renewable energy. As Lead Robotics Engineer, you will own the end-to-end architecture of TAR's robotic systems, spanning mechanical, electrical, controls, and software, while remaining hands-on with hardware and code.

This senior role requires deep technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in robotics engineering spanning mechanical, electrical and software and controls.
• Experience building or leading a robotics engineering function from an early stage.
• Hands-on technical expertise across the robotics stack with architecture decision authority.
• Experience mentoring or leading engineers, even without formal title.
• Comfortable owning work with ambiguity and setting playbooks as you go.
• Strong communication to engineering leadership and cross-functional partners.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end architecture of TAR's robotic systems across mechanical, electrical, controls, and software integration, defending the decisions that shape how machines are built.
• Design, build, and iterate on robotics hardware and software directly, while setting direction for team execution.
• Establish engineering practices from day one, including design reviews, testing, and validation processes and documentation standards.
• Identify and close gaps in robotics capability across skills, tooling, and process, bringing in needed expertise.
• Mentor and grow the robotics engineering team as it scales, setting technical bar and culture.
• Partner with hardware, software, and manufacturing leadership to align robotics decisions with product roadmap.
• Represent robotics engineering in cross-functional planning, translating trade-offs for the rest of the org.

Skills

Robotics engineering

Leadership in robotics

Hands-on technical

Mentoring engineers

Strong communication

Job description

TAR is building the world’s first off-grid power plant for data centers, combining hardware and software to deliver scalable renewable energy. As Lead Robotics Engineer, you will own the end-to-end architecture of TAR's robotic systems, spanning mechanical, electrical, controls, and software, while remaining hands-on with hardware and code.

This senior role requires deep technical leadership and cross-functional collaboration.