Senior Hardware Engineer: Robotics for Heavy Machinery

The JAM l People in Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

The JAM l People in Robotics is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to advance autonomy hardware for heavy equipment. You will own the hardware that connects robotics intelligence to real machines, from sensors and electronics to harnesses and mounting systems built for harsh environments.

The role focuses on bringing prototypes to production with hands-on work in a workshop setting, coordinating with cross-functional teams to scale deployments across construction, mining and quarry environments.

Qualifications

• Requires hardware or electrical engineering experience across design, prototyping and field deployment.
• Experience shipping hardware onto real machines or heavy equipment.
• Experience with industrial networking and vehicle interfaces is a bonus.
• Strong CAD experience and the ability to design, build and iterate PCBs quickly.
• Familiarity with embedded Linux and standard interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, TCP/UDP).
• Understanding FCC regulatory requirements is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware development from design and prototyping through bring-up, deployment and field revisions.
• Develop electrical schematics, PCBs and BOMs, plus CAD work for housings and mounts.
• Integrate sensors and compute modules using GMSL, Ethernet and RS-422.
• Bring up and harden NVIDIA Jetson-class compute running embedded Linux.
• Interface with vehicle and industrial networks such as CAN and J1939.
• Improve reliability, ease of installation and manufacturing repeatability as deployments scale.
• Support hardware regulatory compliance, including FCC requirements.

Skills

Hardware design

CAD

Embedded Linux

CAN/J1939

PCB design

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

GMSL

Ethernet

RS-422

NVIDIA Jetson

Job description

The JAM l People in Robotics is seeking a Senior Hardware Engineer to advance autonomy hardware for heavy equipment. You will own the hardware that connects robotics intelligence to real machines, from sensors and electronics to harnesses and mounting systems built for harsh environments.

The role focuses on bringing prototypes to production with hands-on work in a workshop setting, coordinating with cross-functional teams to scale deployments across construction, mining and quarry environments.