Full-Stack Robotics Engineer CircuitHub is reshaping electronics manufacturing with The Grid—a factory-scale robotics platform designed to make small-batch, high-mix electronics assembly radically more efficient. Think semiconductor-fab levels of precision applied to the chaotic world of prototyping and low-volume production. The result? A 10x throughput improvement in one of the world's most foundational industries. We've raised $20M from top-tier investors including Y Combinator and Google Ventures—and we're already profitable. Our customers include industry leaders like Tesla, Meta, and Zipline. The Grid isn't a prototype—it's live, scaling fast, and already delivering real revenue. We're now building the engineering core that will scale it further.
What We're Looking For:- We're hiring full-stack robotics engineers to keep The Grid operational and push its limits. This is a hands-on, high-impact role based full-time on-site in Western Massachusetts for a minimum of two years. After that, relocation to a future Grid site or a remote transition may be possible.
- You'll be embedded directly in the factory, owning both physical and software systems: tuning camera networks, fixing robot reliability issues, deploying new subsystems, and driving bold experiments to increase throughput. This is not a "write tickets, wait for ops" job. You are the ops.
- Who This Role Is ForThis role is only suitable for someone who has built full robotic systems—whether as a hobbyist, student, employee, or founder. You'll be expected to integrate software, hardware, and process into functional systems and debug failures under real-world production pressure.
- We don't hire narrow specialists. We want engineers who can:
- Diagnose system-wide failures from first principles
- Prototype mechanical and software fixes on the fly
- Work autonomously and communicate clearly to a remote team
- Take full responsibility for uptime and performance in live production
- Example Tasks
- Configure and debug a distributed GigE vision system
- Analyze end effector behavior from video and revise its geometry
- Prototype and deploy a new test robot for in-line PCB validation
- Travel to London/Cambridge to brief R&D teams and shape roadmap priorities
- Why This Role Matters
- You'll be the eyes, hands, and brain of The Grid—directly responsible for keeping one of the most advanced electronics assembly systems in the world operating and evolving. You'll have board-level visibility and help shape the future of our automation stack from the ground up.
- This is a career-defining opportunity for a high-agency engineer early in their career. If you thrive on ownership and solving real problems with real hardware, there's no better place to be.
- What Will Set You Apart
- Demonstrated ability to build full robotic systems (projects, startups, labs, competitions)
- Strong skills in mechanical CAD, low-level Python or C++, and basic electronics
- Experience debugging production systems under time and reliability pressure
- Willingness to live and breathe the system for 2+ years on-site
- Key Tools & Technologies
- Python for control and automation
- Beckhoff TwinCAT for industrial PLC integration
- SolidWorks and/or Fusion 360 for mechanical design
- GigE Vision, industrial sensors, motion control systems
