About the company
Our client is a fast-growing technology company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take charge of the technical direction and delivery of robotic equipment, moving designs from first prototypes to working installations at customer facilities. The position blends hands-on engineering, leadership and coaching, with room to grow into building and running a hardware group.
What you'll do
- Drive fast build-and-test cycles on new robotic equipment ahead of the first customer installation.
- Select and combine commercial robotic arms, grippers, cameras and sensors into working production cells.
- Take responsibility for hardware programs from initial specification through testing, manufacturing and on-site rollout.
- Define engineering practices, chair technical reviews and coach the mechanical engineers on the team.
- Contribute to recruiting and eventually managing a hardware team as installations expand.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- At least 8 years of engineering experience, with a background in robotics rather than purely mechanical design.
- Fluency in a mainstream 3D CAD tool, such as SolidWorks.
- Hands-on experience assessing robotic hardware and tooling for specific tasks.
- Proven record of guiding complex hardware projects from concept through manufacturing and deployment.
- Prior work as a working technical lead or engineering manager.
- Solid grounding in mechanical design, including tolerancing, structures, material selection, actuation and fabrication methods.
- Familiarity with robotic manipulation components such as grippers, tool changers and force or tactile sensing.
- Comfort facilitating design discussions, settling disagreements across functions and steering direction through influence.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Availability to work on-site full-time in New York City.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 225,000 to 275,000 per year
- Equity
Location and work model
- New York, NY, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
Skills Required
- At least 8 years of engineering experience with a robotics background
- Fluency in a mainstream 3D CAD tool such as SolidWorks
- Hands-on experience evaluating robotic hardware and tooling
- Experience guiding complex hardware projects from concept through manufacturing and deployment
- Prior experience as a technical lead or engineering manager
- Mechanical design knowledge including tolerancing, structures, material selection, actuation, and fabrication methods
- Familiarity with grippers, tool changers, and force or tactile sensing
- Ability to facilitate design discussions, resolve cross-functional disagreements, and influence technical direction
- U.S. citizenship
- Availability to work full-time on-site in New York City
What We Do
Raydar is a talent acquisition and business consulting firm that connects world-class and emerging talent with growing organizations. It supports companies through team development, strategic hiring, and customized growth solutions, helping clients recruit roles such as engineers, product managers, executives, legal counsel, and quantitative traders. Raydar focuses on understanding each organization’s needs, culture, and long-term goals to build high-impact teams.
