{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d3bfd1e4f3738a77643dfcdf","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d3bfd1e4f3738a77643dfcdf","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d3bfd1e4f3738a77643dfcdf","title":"Lead Hardware Engineer","description":"AIM builds autonomy for the real world – robots that move mountains. Our systems fuse software, electronics, mechanics, perception, and mission‑critical infrastructure into ruggedized, safety‑critical machinery operating on jobsites across the world. We replace manual, error‑prone, high‑risk tasks with intelligent machines that reshape how earthmoving is done.\n\nOur hardware system is the foundation of these systems. Our autonomy hardware spans compute and sensor platforms, power distribution, fault detection, safety architectures, and wiring systems that must perform flawlessly in harsh, unpredictable, high‑entropy environments. We build electronics that survive dust, mud, vibration, shock loads, corrosion, temperature swings, and real‑world operator behavior.\n\nWe're growing fast, scaling globally, and building the technology foundation that will define the next century of construction.\n\nAbout You\nYou're a builder and a leader who thrives at the intersection of hardware, software, and the physical world. You’ve spent years designing and delivering real‑world electrical and mechanical systems and scaling that impact through others.\n\nYou bring strong engineering judgment across electrical and mechanical domains, and you know what it takes to ship reliable hardware into harsh, unpredictable environments. You understand the challenges involved with taking hardware systems from inception to production at scale, and you design with those realities in mind from day one.\n\nAs a leader, you hold a high bar for engineering quality while creating an environment where engineers can do their best work. You provide clarity in ambiguity, make principled tradeoffs, and ensure your team stays focused on what matters most. You take ownership not just of technical outcomes—but of team health, execution, and cross‑functional alignment.\n\nYou want to work on problems where reliability, safety, and real‑world performance matter—and where your team’s work directly enables autonomous heavy machinery operating across the world.\n\nAbout Us Together\nWe’re going to change how the world builds. At AIM Intelligent Machines, we retrofit heavy equipment—bulldozers, excavators, and wheel loaders—with autonomy systems that must operate safely and reliably in the real world. That means solving hardware challenges such as:\n\nDesigning systems that survive vibration, shock, dust, water ingress, and temperature extremes\n\nIntegrating compute, sensors, power, and communications into complex OEM platforms\n\nBuilding robust electrical architectures and wiring systems for harsh environments\n\nDesigning mechanical systems for mounting, protection, thermal management, and serviceability\n\nEnabling fast iteration without sacrificing reliability or safety\n\nBridging hardware, autonomy, and field operations into a cohesive system\n\nWe move quickly, test in the real world, and build systems that must work outside the lab. We value engineers who confront reality, close feedback loops, and continuously raise the bar.\n\nWhat You Will Own\nAs the Hardware Engineering Lead, you will manage AIM’s electrical and mechanical engineering teams and own the delivery of hardware systems that enable our autonomous machines.\n\nLead & Grow the Hardware Engineering Team\n\nManage, mentor, and grow a multidisciplinary team of electrical and mechanical engineers\n\nSet clear goals, priorities, and expectations aligned with company objectives\n\nProvide technical guidance, design oversight, and career development for team members\n\nBuild a strong engineering culture centered on ownership, quality, and continuous improvement\n\nOwn Hardware System Architecture & Execution\n\nOversee the architecture and integration of electrical and mechanical systems across AIM’s platform\n\nEnsure cohesive system design across PCBAs, harnessing, compute, sensors, enclosures, and mounting systems\n\nDrive technical decision‑making and 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