Hardware Engineer, Sensor Cleaning
Hybrid (San Francisco, CA)Full-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Hardware Engineer responsible for designing, building, testing, manufacturing and integrating sensor cleaning systems to keep lidar, camera, and radar apertures clear in rugged outdoor environments for autonomous construction machinery.
Responsibilities
- Own the design, test, and integration of sensor cleaning systems (fluid, air, mechanical, and thermal) for autonomous machines
- Work with integration team to package cleaning components and systems
- Work with perception and safety teams to set cleaning requirements and performance metrics, such as what counts as clean, cleaning frequency, fluid consumption, and cold-weather operation
- Build test rigs and run lab and field testing of cleaning performance in real site conditions: dust, mud, rain, and freezing temperatures
- Establish and lead relationships and programs (design, manufacturing, reliability testing, QC, field failures) with external vendors for all cleaning components
- Write reusable, high-quality test automation and data analysis software (Python and/or C/C++)
Qualifications
- Strong foundational knowledge in mechanical/mechatronic design, testing, and deployment of hardware systems in rugged outdoor environments
- Hands-on design, build, and test of fluid systems, including air and liquid pumps, valves, control ECUs, solenoids, nozzles, reservoirs, fittings, and associated plumbing
- Thermal design for mechanical assemblies, including heating and de-icing in cold and wet conditions
- Understanding of aperture degradation (dust, mud, water, ice, condensation) and how to define and measure what “clean” means for lidar, camera, and radar apertures
- Experience leading hardware development programs from ideation through proto, EVT, DVT, and production stages
- Packaging and integration strategies for hardware systems in rugged environments, including high shock/vibe, wide temp ranges, IP, and solar loading
- Working knowledge of lidar, camera, and radar apertures and how surface contamination affects their performance and downstream consequences for perception
- Proficiency in Python or C/C++ to prototype and debug cleaning controls, and to run tests, data collection, analysis, and reporting
Skills
Required:Mechanical/mechatronic designFluid systems designThermal designAperture contamination knowledgeHardware development program leadershipPackaging and integrationSensor apertures knowledgePython or C/C++
Benefits
- Bedrock Robotics is an Equal Opportunity Employer
- Reasonable Accommodations
Last updated Oct 1, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Bedrock Robotics
Advanced Autonomy for the Built World
Advanced Autonomy for the Built World
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