Scale-Up Hardware & Manufacturing Systems Lead

Tutor Intelligence, Inc.; City of Watertown (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Tutor Intelligence, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Hardware Engineer to lead the technical development of our manufacturing systems in Watertown.

You will own hardware integration, test bring-up and production readiness, collaborating with Hardware, Software, and Manufacturing teams to ensure repeatable, scalable builds of our robots. You will troubleshoot complex failures on the factory floor, establish acceptance criteria, and drive root-cause for long-term fixes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong hands-on hardware engineering experience designing, integrating, debugging and testing complex electromechanical systems.
• Solid electrical engineering fundamentals including power distribution, circuit-level troubleshooting, PCBAs, sensors, actuators and hardware interfaces.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical schematics, troubleshoot complex hardware failures and use electrical test equipment to isolate root causes.
• Experience taking hardware from engineering development through NPI, production ramp and repeatable manufacturing.
• Experience developing manufacturing test systems, automated test equipment, hardware validation or end-of-line testing.
• Experience developing or implementing manufacturing software, MES workflows, production automation or integrated test and traceability systems.
• Ability to use Python or similar tools for test automation, diagnostics and data analysis.
• Comfortable using AI tools as part of daily engineering work.
• Willingness to be hands-on and spend time on the production floor.

Responsibilities

• Be the technical escalation point for complex electrical, mechanical and system-level failures involving PCBAs, power distribution, wiring, sensors, actuators, motor controls and communication interfaces.
• Review schematics with Hardware and Software Engineering to identify design issues affecting manufacturability, testability and reliability.
• Lead hands-on troubleshooting using electrical test equipment, system diagnostics and root-cause analysis.
• Understand how hardware, firmware, software and mechanical systems interact and isolate cross-interface failures.
• Drive root-cause analysis and permanent corrective action to prevent recurring problems.
• Own manufacturing test strategy from component testing through robot bring-up, FAT and end-of-line testing.
• Design and build automated test systems, fixtures and diagnostic tools to speed and stabilize testing.
• Establish test coverage, pass/fail criteria, automated data collection and traceable results.
• Catch hardware and integration problems early in build, not during final test or post-deployment.
• Develop software and automation to reduce manual testing and improve diagnostics.

Skills

Hardware design

Troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

Python

PCB design

Electrical test equipment

Job description

Tutor Intelligence, Inc. is seeking a seasoned Hardware Engineer to lead the technical development of our manufacturing systems in Watertown.

You will own hardware integration, test bring-up and production readiness, collaborating with Hardware, Software, and Manufacturing teams to ensure repeatable, scalable builds of our robots. You will troubleshoot complex failures on the factory floor, establish acceptance criteria, and drive root-cause for long-term fixes.