Mechatronics Engineer

Rethink recruit

  • San Francisco, California
  • 22 days ago

    Highlights

    It is a generalist mechatronics position for someone who has built and shipped before, feels confident working on a mass consumer product, and finds narrow, single-discipline roles limiting rather than appealing. This stealth-stage company is building the platform that makes it possible: an intuitive, open, and affordable general-purpose robot for everyone.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationSan Francisco, California

    Description

     ABOUT THE COMPANY

    Before the PC, computing was locked inside big corporations. The hackers of Silicon Valley changed that: everyone got a computer, and everyone could build for it. The same should happen for robotics.

    This stealth-stage company is building the platform that makes it possible: an intuitive, open, and affordable general-purpose robot for everyone. Backed by top-tier investors, the team is small, deeply technical, and building a product they themselves use. If you are going to work on something genuinely hard, it might as well matter.

     

    THE OPPORTUNITY

    This role covers a lot of ground. On any given day you might be laying out a PCB, designing a mechanical part, and writing firmware. It is a generalist mechatronics position for someone who has built and shipped before, feels confident working on a mass consumer product, and finds narrow, single-discipline roles limiting rather than appealing.

    You will design and build the physical systems that make the robots work: electronics, mechanics, firmware, and everything in between. You will think about and shape the product alongside the rest of the team, and stay close to customer needs throughout.

     

    WHAT YOU’LL DO

    • Design PCBs spanning high-speed digital and power electronics
    • Design mechanical parts and build rapid prototypes
    • Write firmware in embedded C for microcontrollers
    • Debug and develop in C and Python across the stack
    • Contribute to product direction alongside the full team
    • Stay close to customer needs and translate them into hardware decisions

     

    YOU SHOULD HAVE

    • Proven track record of building and shipping hardware products
    • Hands-on PCB design experience including high-speed digital and power electronics
    • Strong CAD skills and comfort with rapid prototyping
    • Firmware development experience in embedded C on microcontrollers
    • Ability to code and debug in C and Python
    • A generalist mindset: comfortable owning problems across disciplines

     

    NICE TO HAVE

    • Experience with manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, sheet metal, or injection molding
    • RF or high-speed signal integrity experience
    • Experience ordering parts, managing a BOM, and navigating supply chains
    • FPGA development experience

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