Staff Robotics Hardware Engineer

Elev8 Recruitment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Elev8 Recruitment's client in New York City seeks a Staff Hardware Engineer for robotics to own the hardware deployed on live manufacturing and defence lines, bridging hardware and software between development and production. You will collaborate with ML engineers, troubleshoot on site, and help establish hardware standards as the team grows.

This hands-on role requires senior robotics hardware experience, deployment to production, and comfort with sensors and actuators. U.S.

Qualifications

• Senior robotics hardware experience with deployment in production or field environments.
• Ability to own hardware integration, commissioning, and on-site troubleshooting.
• Comfort working across hardware and software, with sensors and actuators knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Deploy robotic hardware onto live manufacturing and defence production lines.
• Own hardware integration, commissioning and on-site troubleshooting.
• Collaborate with ML engineers to ensure models perform reliably on hardware.
• Drive hardware reliability decisions and contribute to engineering standards.

Skills

Robotics hardware

Hardware integration

Field deployment

On-site troubleshooting

Job description

Staff Hardware Engineer | Robotics | New York City | $225K–$275K + Equity

A robotics system behaving properly in development is one thing.

Getting it working reliably on a live manufacturing line is another.

I’m working with an early-stage physical AI company in New York City already deploying robotic systems with a major defence prime. They are now hiring a Staff Hardware Engineer to take ownership of the hardware side of those deployments.

You’ll work across the gap between engineering and the real production environment.

That means:

• Deploying robotic hardware onto live manufacturing and defence production lines
• Owning hardware integration, commissioning and troubleshooting on site
• Working closely with machine learning engineers to get models performing reliably on physical systems
• Taking problems found in the field back into hardware design and reliability decisions
• Helping establish hardware engineering standards as the team grows

This is a hands-on Staff-level role. You’ll be close to the hardware, the deployment environment and the problems that only appear once a system leaves development.

They are looking for someone with senior robotics hardware experience and evidence of deploying physical systems into production or field environments.

You should also be comfortable working across hardware and software, with practical experience around sensors, actuators and robotic platforms.

Location: New York, NY

Working pattern: Full-time, 5 days on-site

Due to the nature of the work, US citizenship is required. The company cannot sponsor visas or employ green card holders for this position.