> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2717090-hardware-systems-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2717090-hardware-systems-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware Systems Engineer - **Company:** Lumafield, Inc. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Embedded Software, Firmware, Hardware Design, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/hardware-systems-engineer-lumafield-8008190 ## About the Role * 4+ years of hands-on experience taking a complex electro-mechanical or robotics product from blank page to working hardware. * Breadth of knowledge in electronics and embedded code. You don't need to be the best in the room at either, but you've done both on real products. * A tinkerer at heart - you chase ambiguity into the hardware and keep digging until you understand why a system behaves the way it does. * Enthusiastic about working in a fast-paced, high-ownership startup environment where the work is challenging and rewarding., * Experience with X-ray systems or other radiation-emitting equipment. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of employment visas at this time. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship. ## Description The Hardware Group is looking for a Hardware Systems Engineer to join our Cambridge office and own the breadth of hardware development for a new class of industrial CT scanners. This is a hands-on, highly interdisciplinary role on a team taking new industrial machinery from concept to production. You will be directly responsible for system architecture, electrical design, embedded integration, and prototype bring-up, while partnering with mechanical, software, manufacturing, and product engineers. You'll work alongside a small, fast-moving team that values curiosity, rigor, and system-level thinking. If you're a well rounded electrical engineer, embedded engineer, robotics engineer, or similar, this role is for you., * Drive the system architecture. Translate product-level requirements into a clear split across electrical and firmware. Own designs that meet the requirements. * Select and qualify the critical parts (motors, sensors, actuators, motion controllers, power supplies) and own the rationale and tradeoffs. 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