- Location
- Tokyo
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Retail Robotics
- Seniority
- Lead
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Source
- Lever
Description
What You’ll DoAs a Team Lead on the Retail HW team, you will serve as a technical lead and mentor, leading a small team of 2-3 Mechanical and Electrical engineers to deliver next-gen hardware from early prototyping to production ready.
1. People & Team Leadership
1. People & Team Leadership
- Manage & Mentor: Conduct regular 1-on-1s, drive goal setting, and be able to provide both positive and negative feedback to encourage future improvement.
- Task & Schedule Execution: Break complex product milestones into time-bound and measurable outcomes, manage individual workload distribution, run design reviews, and keep things moving smoothly even when you don't have direct authority over members outside of your team.
- Establish and maintain systems: Put systems in place to improve overall efficiency and output, like CAD design standards, documentation, testing, and communication.
2. Engineering & Hardware Operations
- Architect Next-Gen Hardware: Lead hands-on design and system integration for critical sub-systems of our Ghost drink-restocking robot—which could include robotic arms, custom end-effectors (grippers), mobility/locomotion platforms, and smart shelves.
- BOM & Procurement Control: Own the Bill of Materials (BOMs), track part lead times, manage component sourcing, and keep prototype build schedules strictly on track.
- Local Vendor & Supplier Management: Work closely with suppliers and manufacturers, fabrication partners, and component distributors for custom CNC, sheet metal, injection molding, and off-the-shelf parts.
- Root Cause & Failure Analysis (RCFA): Lead systematic debugging when parts fail during testing, identifying root causes (tolerances, material fatigue, thermal wear) and converting insights into corrective design actions.
- Cross-Functional Requirements: Work closely with Software, Firmware, Production, and Operations teams to ensure seamless mechatronic integration.
Skills
SolidWorksCNCPrototypingProcurement