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Our AI-driven systems enable robots to adapt, learn, and perform in the real world closing the skilled labor gap and transforming industries. We go beyond traditional methods, combining perception, reasoning, and control to deliver field-ready AI that is risk-aware, reliable, and continuously improving through real-world use.\nBig, hard problems are our everyday work, and our team of intelligent, humble, and driven people make the impossible possible together\nWe're looking for a Technical Lead to guide our team's contribution to Path's manipulation products as we expand from autonomous welding into factory automation. On our Sensing and Embodied Intelligence team, you'll set direction for sensing end-of-arm tooling, the physical interfaces between robots, tools, sensors, and parts, and the tasks we design to train manipulation models.\nThis is a hands-on leadership role. You'll define architecture, make the hard tradeoff calls and build hardware yourself.\nWhat You'll Do\nTechnical Direction\nOwn the technical roadmap for sensing end-of-arm tooling, physical interfaces, and training task design\nTranslate product goals and model training needs into hardware requirements and interface specifications\nLead design reviews and set standards for robustness, serviceability, and manufacturability\nIdentify technical risks early and retire them before they reach the field\nSensing End-of-Arm Tooling\nLead the design of end-of-arm tooling that integrates cameras, 3D, force/torque, tactile, and proximity sensors\nDefine sensor placement, calibration, and mounting that hold accuracy under vibration, heat, spatter, dust, and repeated contact\nDrive tooling from concept through production release\nPhysical Interfaces\nDefine mechanical, electrical, and data interfaces between robots, tools, tool changers, sensors, fixtures, and workpieces\nEstablish standards that let tools and sensors be swapped, serviced, and reused across platforms\nAlign physical interfaces with hardware abstraction, calibration, and control architecture\nTask Design for Model Training\nDesign the tasks, fixtures, parts, and environments used to collect demonstration and training data\nDefine task variation, difficulty, and success criteria that represent real industrial work\nPartner with ML engineers to connect task design to model performance\nHow You Deliver\nOwn the full lifecycle - requirements, design, prototyping, validation, deployment, and improvement\nAlign hardware with product goals across mechanical, electrical, software, and ML teams\nMentor engineers and build sound engineering judgment across the team\nWork with vendors, suppliers, and our shop to turn designs into hardware - fast\nDrive root cause analysis and design improvements from field and reliability data\nWhat We're Looking For\nDegree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related field, or equivalent experience\n7+ years in robotics, automation, or industrial hardware development, with systems deployed in the real world\nA track record leading the technical direction of a hardware product or subsystem from concept through deployment\nDeep experience designing end-of-arm tooling, grippers, or sensor-integrated robotic payloads\nStrong grasp of how mechanical design affects sensor calibration and performance\nExperience defining interfaces in electromechanical systems: connectors, cabling, tool changers, and communication protocols\nFamiliarity with imitation or demonstration-based learning and how data collection design affects model results\nProficiency in SolidWorks or equivalent CAD with PDM-based release workflows\nWhy You’ll Love Working Here\nCompetitive salary and equity in a well-funded, high-growth robotics company\nComprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits\n401(k)\nFlexible PTO\nHands-on, collaborative culture\nWho We Are\nAt Path Robotics we love coming to work to solve interesting and tough challenges but also because our ideas are welcomed and valued. We encourage unique thinking and are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.\nIf you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process or any part of the hiring process, please contact  m. We are committed to providing equal access and will work with qualified individuals to ensure a fair and accessible hiring experience. 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