About this role
About Actor
Actor builds autonomous systems for heavy machinery operating in quarries, mines, and construction sites. With 150+ active deployments, Actor is scaling its universal sensing and compute platform to thousands of machines in the harshest field environments on earth.
The Opportunity
Actor is looking for a Hardware Engineer to own the universal sensing and compute kit that goes on heavy machinery in quarries, mines, and construction sites. You have shipped real industrial or robotic hardware, taken it through compliance, and deployed it in the field.
Actor already runs 150+ deployments. The next challenge is to redesign the core hardware so it is more reliable and can scale to thousands of machines.
What You'll Do
- Rebuild the current rack setup and compute housing, covering sensors, cameras, LiDAR, GNSS, and NVIDIA Jetson-class compute, from schematic and BOM through bring-up and field revision
- Design for scale and lower cost, targeting 10,000 units that survive harsh, unattended environments
- Own hardware compliance (FCC and applicable regulations) for kits sold to customers
- Put actuators into machines for drive-by-wire control and connect to machine buses including CAN and J1939
- Build out shop manufacturing capabilities (CNC, mills, tooling) and lead hardware work alongside the founding team
You Should Have
- 4+ years of experience as a hardware engineer or electrical engineer
- Proven track record shipping hardware deployed to real machines, robots, or heavy equipment in harsh field environments
- Strong electrical design, CAD, and PCB skills
- Experience with hardware regulatory compliance (FCC)
- High degree of ownership and agency
Nice to Have
- Experience working on industrial equipment, vehicle networking, or robotic machinery
- Extensive CAD experience
- Experience at robotics, autonomous vehicle, aerospace, or heavy equipment companies
- Prior early-stage startup experience
- Strong engineering, robotics, or mechatronics university background