Head of Hardware

About the role

Andromeda Robotics builds the social intelligence layer for humanoid robots, with its first robot, Abi, deployed in aged care and healthcare. As Head of Hardware, you will lead the hardware organisation and own the strategy, execution and operating cadence needed to take new versions of Abi from prototype through reliable, scalable manufacturing. You will oversee mechanical, electrical, systems, reliability, quality, manufacturing engineering and external manufacturing partners, making trade-offs across performance, cost, schedule and manufacturability.

Key responsibilities

• Own the hardware strategy, roadmap and execution from prototype to scalable manufacturing.
• Lead day-to-day performance across mechanical, electrical, systems, reliability, quality and manufacturing engineering, and external hardware partners.
• Make technical and program trade-offs across performance, cost, schedule, reliability and manufacturability.
• Manage the operating cadence and cross-functional alignment with hardware, software, AI, design, safety, supply chain and manufacturing.
• Own and evolve the external partner strategy, including design and manufacturing partners (CM/ODM/JDM).
• Build and lead a multidisciplinary hardware team, set expectations, coach engineers and leads, and establish the team's operating rhythm and technical quality bar.
• Drive collaboration across hardware, software, AI, design, safety, reliability, supply chain, manufacturing, finance and commercial teams.
• Ensure strong prototyping, validation, test fixture development and issue resolution across the hardware lifecycle.
• Represent the hardware organisation with executives and stakeholders in product and business decisions.

Required profile

• 7+ years of experience in robotics or other complex electromechanical products such as drones, automotive or similar motion-based systems.
• Experience leading a hardware program from early architecture through prototype, validation and scale manufacturing in a startup or fast-moving environment.
• Experience managing JDM, ODM and CM partners through design, ramp and production.
• Experience selecting suppliers and components with judgment on cost, reliability, lead time and manufacturability.
• Experience diagnosing and resolving field reliability, quality and performance issues in shipped hardware.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics or a related field.
• Strong leadership, technical judgment, communication and stakeholder management skills.

Required skills

• Complex mechatronic systems combining mechanical, electrical, embedded and systems-level integration (bonus)
• Humanoid robotics, consumer robotics, defence tech or startup automotive experience (bonus)

What we offer

• Expected base salary range of $225,000 - $315,000 USD, depending on knowledge, skills and experience.