Senior Hardware Manager: Scale Robotics Hardware to Production

Caraa; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Gather AI in Pittsburgh is seeking a Senior Manager, Hardware to lead the transition of drone and MHE Vision hardware from prototype to scalable production. You will own vendor relationships, define materials and a design system, and implement robust change review processes to keep pace with a demanding warehouse environment.

You will guide a small hands-on team, ensure workmanship in rugged hardware, and drive SWaP and vibration analyses to deliver reliable systems on the warehouse floor.

Qualifications

• Track record of taking hardware from prototype into production at scale.
• Experience with electromechanical hardware design across mechanical/electrical domains.
• Hands-on SWaP, shock and vibration analysis for rugged warehouse hardware.
• Experience organizing hardware documentation and standing up change review processes.
• Bias for urgency with an agile mindset applied to hardware projects.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and setting roadmaps with accountability.

Responsibilities

• Own the leap from validated prototype to production at scale for drone and MHE Vision hardware.
• Define build materials and a design system that supports rapid manufacturing and supply chain.
• Lead and grow a hands-on hardware team with clear weekly and quarterly priorities.
• Manage contractor and vendor partnerships with accountability for quality and timelines.
• Implement rigorous change review and documentation processes in a fast-moving hardware environment.
• Drive reliability-focused analyses to ensure hardware survives warehouse conditions.

Skills

Hardware leadership

Systems design

SWaP analysis

Vendor management

Agile mindset

Change management

Ambiguity navigation

Job description

Gather AI in Pittsburgh is seeking a Senior Manager, Hardware to lead the transition of drone and MHE Vision hardware from prototype to scalable production. You will own vendor relationships, define materials and a design system, and implement robust change review processes to keep pace with a demanding warehouse environment.

You will guide a small hands-on team, ensure workmanship in rugged hardware, and drive SWaP and vibration analyses to deliver reliable systems on the warehouse floor.