Director of Hardware

About the Company

AeroVect is transforming ground handling with autonomy, redefining how airlines and ground service providers around the globe run day-to-day operations. We are a Series A company backed by top-tier venture capital investors in aviation and autonomous driving.

Responsibilities

• Own the AeroVect vehicle platform end-to-end, including mechanical, electrical, and electromechanical systems
• Set the multi-year hardware roadmap and architectural direction for vehicle platforms
• Manage the hardware team across all disciplines, including hiring and scaling the organization
• Drive design-for-manufacturing (DFM) rigor to enable volume production
• Partner with software teams on next-generation drive-by-wire stacks (steering, braking, throttle)
• Lead the path toward certified drive-by-wire solutions meeting functional-safety standards (ISO 26262 / ISO 13849)
• Own sensor suite design, compute enclosures, and field reliability improvements
• Manage technical relationships with suppliers and contract manufacturers

Requirements

• 15+ years of hands-on hardware engineering experience on shipped products (vehicles, robotics, or industrial equipment)
• Dual depth in both mechanical and electrical engineering
• Direct management experience of multi-disciplinary hardware or robotics teams
• Proven track record of taking products from architecture through DFM to volume production
• Direct experience with electromechanical actuation systems and associated controls/PCB work
• Experience building hardware designed for high reliability in demanding environments

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with functional-safety standards (ISO 26262, ISO 13849, IEC 61508)
• Experience designing or qualifying certified drive-by-wire systems
• Experience working with contract manufacturers at scale (hundreds to thousands of units per year)
• Background in commercial vehicles, off-highway equipment, industrial robotics, or aerospace ground systems
• Firmware or embedded engineering experience