Hardware Lead

Treeswift Inc•New York, NY

About The Position

As Hardware Lead you will play a crucial role at a pivotal point for Treeswift. Lead the design and scale-up of the Treeswift hardware devices (backpack and vehicle-mounted Swiftpacks). You will have the opportunity to take a proven platform to the next level of scale and shape Treeswift’s hardware design and development processes. You’ll lead initiatives in DFM, DFA, reliability, and testing, establishing the frameworks and standards that will guide the team as we grow. You’ll tackle the unique challenges of field-deployed hardware to ensure our systems deliver a reliable and seamless experience for arborists and other operators. Chart the path forward on hardware development. Bringing AI to field work requires continued innovation on the hardware front – the Swiftpack is just the beginning and you will have an opportunity to innovate from the ground up over the next few years on new product lines. Build an outstanding team of mission-driven engineers. You will support and build a team of exceptional, mission-driven engineers and enable them to do the best work of their careers at Treeswift. You will take the lead on hiring and growing this team in partnership with company leadership. Foster a culture of high ownership and relentless curiosity. At Treeswift, curiosity drives how we approach problems, and high ownership drives how we approach execution. We are looking for someone who leads by example in this regard, and creates an organization in which these values continue to thrive as we grow significantly. We are are looking for someone who is excited to be hands-on with technology in the early days to build credibility and familiarity, but can also step back and guide a team strategically as it grows. Collaborate closely with software, product, customer and sales teams. Our product spans hardware deployed outdoors, to a user on their cellphone, to a manager in the office. Execution on that vision requires solutions to be interdisciplinary and product-oriented.

Responsibilities

Lead the design and scale-up of the Treeswift hardware devices (backpack and vehicle-mounted Swiftpacks).
Lead initiatives in DFM, DFA, reliability, and testing, establishing the frameworks and standards that will guide the team as we grow.
Chart the path forward on hardware development.
Build an outstanding team of mission-driven engineers.
Foster a culture of high ownership and relentless curiosity.
Collaborate closely with software, product, customer and sales teams.