Teams at Human Computer Lab

Source and qualify suppliers, contract manufacturers, and component vendors for consumer robotics hardware. Own BOM cost, lead-time, availability, procurement, inventory forecasting, and supply-chain risk. Partner with electrical and mechanical engineering on DFM and DFA, coordinate PCBA and mechanical manufacturing, support quality inspections, and resolve supplier issues. Build sourcing, purchasing, supplier-scorecard, and inventory processes as the company scales from prototypes to production.

Design the exterior form and visual language of a consumer robot from early sketches through production. Responsibilities include developing 3D models, defining materials and finishes, managing CMF documentation, reviewing prototypes, owning Class-A surfacing, supporting DFM, and contributing to packaging, photography, art direction, and the product’s overall emotional presence.

Research Engineer developing human-robot interaction systems for consumer robots. The role spans robotics research and hands-on engineering across motion, perception, sensing, actuation, thermals, inference, firmware, hardware, datasets, and evaluation. Responsibilities include inventing and testing novel approaches, building real hardware and ML systems, deploying reliable low-latency solutions on edge devices, and documenting reproducible results. Candidates should demonstrate self-directed projects, end-to-end artifacts, hardware experience, ML deployment, and cross-layer technical adaptability.