Hardware Engineer

Role Overview

We are looking for a Hardware Engineer with strong mechanical design and system integration skills to support the maturation of our autonomous forklift platforms. This role complements an existing robotics hardware team and focuses on turning prototypes into repeatable, installable, and serviceable products. The role spans mechanical design, integration details, and supplier iteration, with close collaboration across Robotics SW, Electrical, and Operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Mechanical Design & Integration

• Design and iterate mechanical brackets, mounts, and assemblies for sensors, compute, and auxiliary components
• Own installation design for AGV kits, including:

1. Component placement
2. Mounting strategies
3. Serviceability considerations

• Perform sensor field-of-view (FoV) and coverage studies in collaboration with perception/software teams.
• Optimize mechanical layouts to:

1. Reduce occlusions
2. Improve robustness
3. Simplify installation and maintenance

Cabling & Packaging

• Design and review cable routing concepts, harness paths, and strain relief
• Ensure installations are robust, safe, and repeatable across variants
• Work with electrical schematics designers to align mechanical and electrical constraints

Industrialization & BOM Ownership

• Own BOM structure, variants, and revisions using the Dassault 3DS platform
• Drive cost, part-count, and manufacturability optimisation
• Coordinate with fabricators and suppliers on:

1. Part iterations
2. Tolerances
3. Lead times
4. Ordering and rework loops

Platform Support

• Support new platform bring-up AGVs from prototype to customer-ready hardware
• Work closely with Robotics SW teams during integration and testing phases
• Own hardware documentation, build procedures, and handover to operations

Required Skills & Experience

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent qualifications
• Strong experience in mechanical CAD (SolidWorks/3DS)
• Proven experience designing brackets, mounts, and assemblies for industrial or robotic systems
• Hands-on experience with:

1. BOM management
2. Variant control
3. Supplier and fabricator coordination

• Understanding of mechanical packaging constraints in complex systems

Nice to Have

• Ability to read and reason about electrical schematics.
• Willingness to learn electrical wiring and schematics design.
• Exposure to sensors (LiDAR, cameras, etc) and their mechanical constraints
• Experience with cable routing, harnessing, or enclosure design
• Willingness to be hands-on during early integration phases