Senior Hardware & Special Projects Lead — Robotics

Mecka; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Mecka is seeking a hands-on hardware leader to drive the development of systems that expand what we can capture for robot learning. You will turn ambitious ideas into working hardware, then validate, manufacture, and deploy them in field-ready form.

You will define the product architecture, build prototypes, lead reviews across mechanics, electronics, sensing, and software, and work with suppliers to deliver reproducible hardware.

Qualifications

• Experience taking a complete hardware or robotics system from early prototypes through validation and deployment.
• Deep hands-on expertise in mechanical design, electronics, embedded software, or another core hardware discipline.
• Ability to define product requirements and make system tradeoffs involving performance, cost, power, reliability, and manufacturing.
• Strong experimental, integration, and debugging skills, with the ability to evaluate the complete system.
• Experience guiding engineers and suppliers through technical decisions, design reviews, and difficult development problems.

Responsibilities

• Translate user needs and technical goals into clear product requirements and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Choose system architectures and build prototypes that test the hardest assumptions early.
• Lead technical reviews and resolve problems across mechanics, electronics, sensing, and software using experiments and measurements.
• Work with suppliers and deployment teams to turn validated prototypes into reproducible hardware that performs reliably in the field.

Skills

Hardware system

Mechanical design

Electronics

Embedded software

Product requirements

System tradeoffs

Experimental/debugging

Engineering leadership

Job description

Mecka is seeking a hands-on hardware leader to drive the development of systems that expand what we can capture for robot learning. You will turn ambitious ideas into working hardware, then validate, manufacture, and deploy them in field-ready form.

You will define the product architecture, build prototypes, lead reviews across mechanics, electronics, sensing, and software, and work with suppliers to deliver reproducible hardware.