Becoming · 3 weeks ago
Hardware Engineer (Product / Systems)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
1+ years expBecoming is building Developmental Intelligence: AI for predicting how organisms change over time. They are seeking a Hardware Engineer (Product / Systems) to design, build, and own end-to-end hardware products that are integral to their platform, requiring a broad skill set across mechanical, electrical, and firmware domains.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
End-to-end ownership of hardware systems used in long-horizon biological platforms
Mechanical design: CAD, materials, tolerances, assemblies, fluidic and environmental systems
Electrical design: sensing, actuation, power, control electronics, bring-up, and debugging
Firmware and low-level software for control, monitoring, fault handling, and reliability
Rapid prototyping, testing, failure analysis, and iteration
Integration of hardware with software, data systems, and biological constraints
Build processes and documentation that enable repeatability and scaling
Debugging real systems under continuous operation, not just bench tests
Qualification
Required
Degree in engineering or equivalent practical experience
At least 1 year of industry experience building real hardware systems (startup, robotics, instrumentation, hardware, or related field)
Demonstrated first-principles depth in at least one core domain (mechanical, electrical, or firmware)
Functional fluency across the other domains sufficient to design, build, and debug complete systems
Proven ability to take loosely defined problems and turn them into working, reliable products
Comfort operating without pre-validated platforms, heavy vendor abstraction, or rigid process scaffolding
Preferred
Experience with fluidic, perfusion, or environmental control systems
Background in robotics, scientific instrumentation, or complex electromechanical products
Experience bringing hardware from prototype to deployed, continuously operating systems
Bias toward reliability, robustness, and simplicity over novelty
Benefits
Competitive salary and meaningful equity
Full benefits
High-trust, high-ownership environment
Rapid growth in scope and responsibility
Company
Becoming
Developmental Intelligence: AI for predicting how organisms change over time.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase