Instrumental Inc. · 17 hours ago
Hardware Design Engineer (Copy)
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry Level
$137K/yr - $152K/yr
1+ years expInstrumental Inc. is a technology company that aids leading electronics brands in enhancing product development and production yields through AI. The Hardware Design Engineer will be pivotal in designing solutions for Fortune 100 customers, focusing on creating custom fixtures and hardware while collaborating with various teams to ensure successful implementation of technology.
Consumer GoodsSoftwareManufacturingConsumer Electronics
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Create fixtures and optical designs for a wide range of products, ranging in size from tiny wearables to industrial appliances, that integrate smoothly into customer lines and processes
Design novel solutions that expand our technology to new applications
Meet and lead meetings with customers, partners, and contract manufacturers to understand their needs and feedback; collaborate internally with sales, Solutions Architects, our global operations team, and even engineering to deliver for the customer
Clearly communicate accurate timeline expectations and execute on high-quality designs to ensure our Operations team meets all of their committed deploy dates
Identify, collaborate, and execute on better ways for our team to deliver our product
Work with the rest of the Solutions team to develop technical expertise in manufacturing to become a trusted advisor for our customers
Travel occasionally on-site to customers to understand their unique integration requirements, oversee new designs in action, and identify ways to improve the next one
Qualification
Required
1.5+ years experience leveraging CAD in a professional setting – as a CAD engineer, machinist, mechanical engineer, or similar
Has a get-stuff-done attitude, with an enthusiasm for solving problems and overcoming roadblocks
Has attention to detail and enjoys continuously improving and optimizing their work
Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally, including directly with customers, with a customer-success mindset
Can take a mission, create their own plan, understand the requirements, and execute on-time and to the specifications
This position requires access to items and data that are developed under U.S. government contracts and subject to dissemination controls that limit access to U.S. citizens only
All candidates must have an unrestricted right to work in the U.S
Company
Instrumental Inc.
Instrumental was founded by ex-Apple product design engineers Anna-Katrina Shedletsky and Samuel Weiss with a mission to eliminate $8T in electronic manufacturing waste.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$80.3MKey Investors
BAM ElevateCanaan PartnersEclipse Ventures,Root Ventures
2022-01-04Series C· $50M
2020-07-29Series B· $20M
2017-06-21Series A· $7.5M
Leadership Team
Anna-Katrina Shedletsky
CEO, Founder
Samuel Weiss
CTO, Founder
Recent News
2025-12-16
2025-12-16
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