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Machines learned to understand language. We’re teaching them to understand matter.
Forty percent of global manufacturing happens through physical and chemical processes inside pipes, tanks, and reactors. Despite decades of industrial automation, much of what happens inside them remains remarkably invisible. Manufacturing is the most ubiquitous and foundational sector in global economy, yet the way factories are fundamentally run have used the same control philosophies, manual operations, and legacy software for the past 60 years.
Laminar deploys state-of-the-art patented sensors and edge hardware directly into live production environments, generating data that didn’t previously exist to build foundation models deployed in factory floors that understand chemistry, composition, quality, and material state in real time. We use that understanding to run autonomy and rethink how things are made.
The last generation of industrial automation taught machines to execute instructions reliably. The next will teach them to understand the processes they control and run autonomously, adaptively, and agentically: higher quality, safety, more efficiently, sustainably, and productively.
That future is already taking shape. Today, Laminar works with 7 of the world’s 10 largest food and beverage manufacturers and operates across hundreds of factories globally across six continents. Our systems have materially reduced waste, cut manufacturing downtime, saved water, chemicals, energy, and helped prevent safety and quality failures. Our technology has gained international recognition, from being selected as a 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Gold 2026 Edison Award, Unilever Startup of the Year, to Innovator Awards by both Coca-Cola and AB InBev, and more.
We are backed by tier-one investors in physical AI to make intelligent, self-improving production the new standard for industry.
Join us to build what makes matter intelligible, and the intelligible controllable.
The Role
What You Will Do
- Design protype PCBs from commercially available and custom sensors using KiCAD, Solidworks, and simulation softwares such as PSPICE
- Develop and implement test strategies alongside the Laminar Data Analysis team. Collect and present this data in informal and formal reviews to allow for rapid analysis and sensor comparisons
- Assemble complex PCBAs using reflow soldering techniques. Rework non-functional units and perform modifications as needed during board bringup
- Design mechanical housings for sensors and edge compute. Conduct thermal, vibrational and ingress progression tests with guidance from senior engineers
- Integrate sensors to established testing platform using Zephyr RTOS
- Bring new ideas and creatively pursue new approaches to product sensing to solve critical problems for our clients.
- Contribute to the overall hardware team by providing design, assembly, and debug assistance on multiple projects. Own your own projects early in career and drive direct impact on hardware shipping to our customers
About You
- 1-3 years (entry level) experience in electronics design, mechanical design, and data analysis
- Electronics experience: PCB SMD and THT soldering, rework, troubleshooting, oscilloscope use, digital signal analysis. Ability to read and debug electrical schematics
- Basic coding experience: Python, C, C++ and comfortable with the core concepts of embedded programming and data analysis
- Generalist mindset: comfortable working with all parts of electromechanical assemblies, experiment design, and documentation.
- Wants to learn new things rapidly and apply them. Comfortable with ambiguity and desires rapid growth in early career
- Clear, efficient, and respectful communicator, good at balancing multiple projects and shifting priorities
- Previous project experience. Clubs, research, internships, volunteering, or personal projects. Be prepared to discuss projects and your contribution to them
- Extensive project or work experience in electronics design, chemical process engineering or manufacturing
- Experience working with PCB contract manufacturers, machine shops both domestic and international
- PCB design experience with microcontrollers, industrial communications protocols and analog electronics combined
- Significant prior experience navigating the balance between “move fast and break things, but not the important things”
- Experience with Zephyr RTOS
- Design experience in sanitary or hazardous environments. ATEX and ASME BPE or similar
Required
Preferred
Benefits
- Direct impact on product and culture.
- Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Transportation benefit, Health and Wellness benefit, and more.
- 401k plan with employer matching
- Equity
- Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
- Dynamic and inclusive work environment.
- Opportunities for growth and professional development.
- Access to Greentown Labs' extensive network of cleantech startups.
- Transportation benefit for your commute
- A team that celebrates together from rooftop lunches, ping pong matches, Lunch & Learns, and regular team events
Learn How We Think
- Learn about our startup journey: Our Journey
- How we're combating climate change: AI-Powered Climate Tech
- A customer story: Unilever uses Laminar precision automation to cut time & water usage
Our Interview Process
Skills Required
- 1–3 years of experience in electronics design, mechanical design, and data analysis
- PCB SMD and THT soldering, rework, troubleshooting, oscilloscope use, and digital signal analysis
- Ability to read and debug electrical schematics
- Basic coding experience in Python, C, and C++
- Understanding of embedded programming and data analysis
- Experience with electromechanical assemblies, experiment design, and documentation
- Ability to learn rapidly and work comfortably with ambiguity
- Clear, efficient, and respectful communication skills
- Ability to balance multiple projects and shifting priorities
- Previous project experience through clubs, research, internships, volunteering, or personal projects
- Extensive experience in electronics design, chemical process engineering, or manufacturing
- Experience working with PCB contract manufacturers and domestic or international machine shops
- PCB design experience involving microcontrollers, industrial communications protocols, and analog electronics
- Experience with Zephyr RTOS
- Design experience in sanitary or hazardous environments
- Experience with ATEX and ASME BPE or similar standards
What We Do
Laminar (Formerly H2Ok Innovations) is transforming how food and beverage factories run by using its in-line sensors and turnkey AI solution to unlock lost production time. Laminar’s patented spectral sensors continuously monitor fluid signatures to optimize Clean-In-Place (CIP), product changeovers, and prevent costly errors before they cause downtime. Our AI solution absorbs expert intuition into machine learning models and helps manufacturers instantly run faster, cleaner, and more profitably. Deployed in factories across six continents and trusted by global leaders like AB InBev, Coca-Cola, and Unilever, Laminar is redefining what it means to unlock your faster factory. Learn more about Laminar at runlaminar.com.
