Jobs at TAR

Design and validate mechanical systems for deployment machines: chassis, drivetrains, manipulators, and end effectors. Produce CAD, detailed drawings, GD&T, and DFM handoff. Run FEA and fatigue analysis, build and test prototypes, and drive vendor relationships to scale prototypes into field-deployed fleets in harsh outdoor environments.

Open, high-agency role at a company building off-grid, renewable-powered data center infrastructure. Candidates should be self-directed, driven, and intellectually curious. Responsibilities are flexible—successful applicants will define their role and contribute to hardware, software, operations, or construction to help deploy large-scale renewable power assets.

Lead machine-level systems engineering for robotics: derive requirements from deployment targets, define use cases and interfaces, build error/performance budgets, run verification/validation, own safety architecture, support integration, field-commission devices, and drive cross-functional alignment.

Design and own electrical systems for off-grid deployment robots: end-to-end PCB design, power electronics and battery systems, motor drives integration, sensor and compute integration, EMI/EMC and safety, field bring-up and debugging, and manufacturer handoff for production.

Manage day-to-day operations of the San Francisco robotics workshop: tools, equipment, contractors, purchasing, inbound/outbound logistics, inventory, shop safety, and operational projects to keep engineers unblocked.

Build and own hardware test function for robotic systems: design fixtures and rigs, create test plans, instrument DAQ systems, run environmental and durability tests, diagnose root causes, build reliability models, and automate test reporting to qualify machines for field deployment.

Design and integrate electrical and firmware systems for heavy mobile robots: motor control, power distribution, sensing (encoders, IMU, RTK-GNSS), embedded real-time control (CAN/EtherCAT), safety interlocks, bench and field bring-up, and ruggedization for harsh environments. Support prototype-to-fleet transition through harness DFM, supplier coordination, and field debugging.