Hardware Engineering Lead (Robotics/AI)

Location: On-site in Toronto GTA, Canada

Salary: CA$180K–CA$240K total wage range, plus equity

Company

hirify.global builds data infrastructure for robotics and embodied AI, including data capture, data labeling, and hardware-enabled workflows for AI labs and robotics companies.

What you will do

• Translate user needs and technical goals into product requirements and measurable acceptance criteria.
• Define system architectures and build prototypes to test critical assumptions.
• Lead technical reviews across mechanics, electronics, sensing, and software.
• Use experiments, measurements, integration, and debugging to resolve complex system problems.
• Work with suppliers and deployment teams to move validated prototypes into reproducible, reliable field hardware.

Requirements

• Experience taking a complete hardware or robotics system from early prototypes through validation and deployment.
• Deep hands-on expertise in mechanical design, electronics, embedded software, or another core hardware discipline.
• Ability to define product requirements and balance performance, cost, power, reliability, and manufacturing constraints.
• Strong experimental, integration, and debugging skills across complete systems.
• Experience guiding engineers and suppliers through technical decisions, design reviews, and difficult development problems.

Nice to have

• Experience with precision tracking or synchronized sensor systems.
• Experience moving research hardware into production.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on technical leadership within a hardware engineering department.
• Work closely with frontier robotics teams and suppliers.
• Equity, health and wellness benefits, and other company programs.
• Inclusive hiring and candidate accommodation support.