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Lead Robotics Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area💼 Full-time💰 $15,000–$15,000🗓 2026-08-30 → 2026-09-25

Core

Founding technical lead for TAR's construction robots that install solar at gigawatt scale, owning end-to-end architecture across mechanical, electrical, controls, and software.

Role type

Senior player-coach Lead Robotics Engineer

Builds

Autonomous construction robots for solar racking installation and earthworks

Domain

Renewable energy infrastructure + Robotics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Robotics system architecture, mechanical design, electrical systems, controls engineering, software integration, hands-on hardware prototyping, engineering process establishment, team mentorship

Preferred skills

Experience building robotics functions from early stage, robotics in austere/industrial environments, prior founding engineer experience, energy infrastructure knowledge

Technologies

GPS-guided systems, pile-driving machines, autonomous earthworks equipment

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end architecture of robotic systems, design and iterate on hardware/software, establish engineering practices and standards, identify and close capability gaps, mentor robotics engineering team, partner with cross-functional leadership, represent robotics in planning

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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