TAR
Lead Hardware Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 18, 2026
- Experience
- 5-7 years of hardware engineering experience; includes some experience informally or formally leading a small team or serving as a technical lead on a project.
About the job
Leads the design and production development of a robotics subsystem for TAR’s solar and storage campuses, from prototype through field-hardened production.
What you'll do
- Own the subsystem’s technical design and execution roadmap, including mechanical, electrical, controls, and sensor integration.
- Provide day-to-day technical direction, design reviews, and mentorship for a small hardware engineering team.
- Move prototypes toward reliable, higher-volume production; manage BOMs and suppliers and use field feedback to drive design fixes.
What they ask for
- Hardware engineering experience taking a component or subsystem from low-volume prototype to higher-volume production.
- Grounding in mechatronics, mechanical engineering, motion control, or ruggedized field or industrial system design.
- Experience managing BOMs and reducing costs while maintaining reliability.
- Ability to review technical work and communicate design trade-offs; experience leading a small team or serving as a project technical lead.
Nice to have
- Experience in energy, industrial automation, or field robotics; exposure to regulatory or certification requirements for industrial or field hardware.
Pay
Up to $15K relocation bonus (not stated as salary or total pay)
Tools
BOM
AI focus
The role develops robotics hardware for infrastructure that supplies power to AI data centers; no direct AI development work is stated.
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