(Senior) Hardware Engineer

Somerville, MA

Hardware

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Machines learned to understand language. We’re teaching them to understand matter.

Forty percent of global manufacturing happens through physical and chemical processes inside pipes, tanks, and reactors. Despite decades of industrial automation, much of what happens inside them remains remarkably invisible. Manufacturing is the most ubiquitous and foundational sector in global economy, yet the way factories are fundamentally run have used the same control philosophies, manual operations, and legacy software for the past 60 years.

Laminar deploys state-of-the-art patented sensors and edge hardware directly into live production environments, generating data that didn’t previously exist to build foundation models deployed in factory floors that understand chemistry, composition, quality, and material state in real time. We use that understanding to run autonomy and rethink how things are made.

The last generation of industrial automation taught machines to execute instructions reliably. The next will teach them to understand the processes they control and run autonomously, adaptively, and agentically: higher quality, safety, more efficiently, sustainably, and productively.

That future is already taking shape. Today, Laminar works with 7 of the world’s 10 largest food and beverage manufacturers and operates across hundreds of factories globally across six continents. Our systems have materially reduced waste, cut manufacturing downtime, saved water, chemicals, energy, and helped prevent safety and quality failures. Our technology has gained international recognition, from being selected as a 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Gold 2026 Edison Award, Unilever Startup of the Year, to Innovator Awards by both Coca-Cola and AB InBev, and more.

We are backed by tier-one investors in physical AI to make intelligent, self-improving production the new standard for industry.

Join us to build what makes matter intelligible, and the intelligible controllable.

As our company scales, we're in search of a Senior Hardware Engineer to join our expanding team. This full-time role is perfect for someone with over 5 years of experience, thrives in a dynamic environment, and shares our passion for sustainability. Reporting to the Hardware Manager and Chief Technology Officer, you'll be instrumental in providing technical expertise.

What You Will Do

Research & Development of sensors and supporting electronics using CAD and simulation programs
Work throughout the product lifecycle to design, deploy, and maintain H2OK systems for major clients
Work with H2OK applications engineers and Data team to conduct experiments validating sensor applications
Work independently on a rapidly changing set of cross-disciplinary projects involving mechanical & electrical components design, software development, and rapid prototyping
Conduct on-site integration and testing with customers

About You

3-5+ years of experience in Hardware Engineering with a focus on industrial electronics or related systems
Excited to have extensive ownership over interesting technical problems
Desire to work at a fast-paced startup on an aggressive growth trajectory
Customer focused, strategic and adaptable problem-solver
Driven to help clients reduce environmental impact, increase industrial resilience and use AI to enhance their process optimization in a direct and effective manner
Team player with top-notch written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar or equivalent experience

Technical Skills:

Proficiency with Mechanical CAD (SolidWorks preferred) and Electrical CAD (KiCAD preferred)
Strong knowledge of Python, C, and microcontroller programming
Experience with hardware and electronics systems integration and testing, Design for Test experience
Fabrication skills, including machining, 3D printing, and soldering from both a design and implementation perspective
Experience with PCB design and manufacture

Nice to Have, but not Required:

Experience with Impedance spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy
Experience with building out commercial ERP / BOM management platforms at small companies
Experience designing sanitary piping systems to 3A and EHEDG standards
Prior experience working in a fast-paced startup environment
Technical Japanese, French, German or other language (spoken and written)

Benefits

Direct impact on product and culture.
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Transportation benefit, Health and Wellness benefit, and more.
Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.
Dynamic and inclusive work environment.
Opportunities for growth and professional development.
Access to Greentown Labs' extensive network of cleantech startups.

Learn How We Think

Learn about our startup journey: Our Journey
How we're combating climate change: AI-Powered Climate Tech
A customer story: Ben & Jerry's uses H2Ok's precision automation to cut time & water usage

Why Laminar?

There are many easier places to work on AI. Laminar is for people who want the hardest version of their discipline. Models here must survive contact with physics. Hardware must survive years of continuous industrial operation. Software must integrate with machinery built decades ago. Everything we build ultimately has to work on a factory floor.

We believe exceptional people should be given exceptional amounts of ownership. At Laminar, you will have the context to form your own view, the permission to challenge ours, and the resources to pursue the right answers, whatever technical or organizational boundaries stand in the way. There are few layers between identifying something important and changing it.

We’re fortunate to work with a small polymathic team of hardware and software engineers, chemists, AI researchers, factory operators, and go-to-market wizards who are unusually capable, curious, rigorous, ambitious, and low-ego. If that sounds like you, we’d love to meet you.

Our Interview Process

1. Phone screen with Laminar HR/Recruiter (15-20 minutes)

2. Intro call with Hiring Manager (30 minutes)

3. On-site interview, overview of tech, and interview/presentation with the Hiring Manager and a few team members. Depending on the role, a skills exercise that should take no longer than an hour to prep, would be sent ahead of time. We record your skills exercise to share with any team members who could not join the interview and/or with Founder's ahead of their Founder's Interview. If you are not local, we can conduct this virtually.

4. Finalists for Full-Time positions will have a Founder’s Interview in-person

Final steps:

Two professional references are requested, ideally one from your current organization and one who served as your Manager

If an Offer Letter is extended, a Background check is conducted

Laminar is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. Even if you are unsure you are a perfect fit, we strongly encourage you to apply! If you're ready to play a key role in scaling a game-changing company that’s transforming the industrial sector and advancing sustainability, we want to hear from you.

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