founding hardware engineer

About the role

founding hardware engineer help us design the future of tactile and visual data collection. you'll work with stakeholders across the country and the world to build the best and cheapest tools for teaching robots to touch. about us robots can see and move, but they still can't feel. 6thsense builds stereo cameras and tactile skin and captures how people use their hands, so robots can learn to touch. we do all of it, hardware, firmware, software and data, in one small team. what you'll do • help design the future of tactile and visual data collection for humanoid robotics • design, prototype and iterate on capture hardware: tactile skin, sensors, camera rigs • work with stakeholders and manufacturers across the country and the world to ship the best and cheapest tools • solve whatever problem is most important that week who you are • you've graduated or dropped out of school • hardware-inclined: ee, meche, computer engineering or similar • interested in humanoid robotics • someone who can figure sh*t out • comfortable being uncomfortable, and willing to do whatever it takes ideally • you've tried building a company before • you've worked at or with a major ai or robotics lab travel this role comes with paid travel to china, korea, india, vietnam and a few other countries. you'll need a valid passport and to be in good standing with the government. the details • location: our hq is in austin, texas, and we expect you to be based here. travel comes with the role as it grows • housing: we have a home in austin where we live and work out of. there's room for you if that arrangement interests you • pay: competitive salary, plus equity with vesting. the equity amount is set by level of experience equal opportunity 6thsense is an equal opportunity employer. we don't discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.