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# Engineering Technician at HELLBENDER Inc.

- **Company:** HELLBENDER Inc.
- **Location:** Pittsburgh, PA
- **Posted:** 2026-08-10
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hellbenderinc/jobs/5369925008

## Job description

Who we are:

Hellbender Inc. is a Pennsylvania Benefit Corporation who partners with innovators to mature their Artificial Intelligence enabled computing sensors and produce their solutions onshore at prototype to high volumes.

Hellbender is intentionally forming an inclusive work environment and is committed to uplifting the historically marginalized identities including veterans, women, trans and underrepresented races in our community and industry.

Must be a U.S. Citizen

Job Summary:

As an Engineering Technician at Hellbender, you are the main point of contact for the engineering team, providing support to engineers from multiple disciplines and departments. You will be supporting the development and testing of products, prototypes, support equipment, as well as test environments with an emphasis on Electro-mechanical systems. This role requires technical expertise and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in electromechanical systems and experience in debugging. United States veteran and diverse candidates are encouraged to apply at any experience level.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Build, diagnose, and repair PCBs and wire assemblies
- Provide hands-on technical assistance to other departments when requested and offer recommendations on how to improve design robustness
- Creates assembly documentation, test procedures, and work instructions
- Builds/Modifies test stations to support development initiatives
- Provides technical support cross functionally across the company as needed often prioritizing and self managing projects to completion
- Support the assembly, bring-up, testing and debug of new and existing PCBAs, subassemblies, prototypes, and products
- Support the optimization of existing hardware-software platforms through systematic and inclusive problem resolution
- Performs complex system level troubleshooting to component level on electro-mechanical devices and equipment
- Research opportunities to improve the engineering team's in-house capabilities and turnaround (e.g. re-work stations, new equipment, etc.)
- Partner with engineering staff, facilities, and procurement agents to identify and order needed tools, equipment, supplies, and PPE

Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes:

- Experience working in R&D to production environments with an emphasis on transitioning designs to manufacturing
- Experience fabricating and assembling mechanical prototypes and test fixtures
- Experience with test equipment such as DMMs, oscilloscopes, and current probes
- Experience in the assembly of electro-mechanical systems and subassemblies
- Maintain accurate documentation of integration and test activities, including test procedures, test results, and anomaly reports
- Experience reworking PCBs with an emphasis on hand populating, re-work & modifications to first article PCBA’s per IPC guidelines
- Ability to read and understand PCB schematics and wire assembly drawings / must also possess the ability to follow verbal instructions when little or no documentation exists
- Ability to context switch from one task to another without losing focus
- Team player, able to work collaboratively as well as independently
- Self-starter, able to take initiative and manage time effectively
- Experience with software such as SolidWorks, Altium, PuTTy, AI tools, etc.
- Experience creating detailed work instructions from simple to higher top-level complex assemblies to assist product transition from R&D to production
- Background in cable harness assemblies with a strong knowledge of a wide range of crimps and crimping tools ranging from 16~30 AWG wire
- Background with machine shop responsibilities from operating basic tools to 3D printers, laser cutters, manual vertical milling, and horizontal lathes is preferred

Compensation:

This will be a hourly, non-exempt position. Compensation to be discussed relative to experience and abilities.

Benefits:

- 401(k)
- 5% Safe Harbor Contribution to 401k by Hellbender
- 100% of Health, Dental, and Vision insurance premiums for employees and their families paid by Hellbender
- 7.5 weeks total Paid time off
- Profit Sharing (through 401k)
- Hybrid work environment & flexible work schedule

Work Location: Pittsburgh

Opportunity for advancement:

Hellbender is a growing business and follows a policy that prioritizes internal promotions. As new positions are created new opportunities for advancement will be created as well.

## About HELLBENDER Inc.

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Hellbender builds mission-critical hardware and software infrastructure for AI-driven perception systems used in autonomy, robotics, and industrial applications.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed stage – $12.5M seed round)
- **Headquarters**: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- **Founded**: 2021
- **Founders**: Henry Nazak, Roger Nasci, Christopher D’Eramo, Kevin Papa

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: Industrial electronics manufacturing, computer vision, robotics, AI/ML at the edge, defense-adjacent hardware.
- **Target customers**: B2B – autonomy companies, robotics integrators, industrial manufacturers, defense contractors.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: A certified Benefit Corporation – “enable the physical AI that solves customer problems” while reinvigorating domestic manufacturing and operating sustainably (100% carbon neutral, zero-waste metals recycling, profits supporting watershed conservation and veterans).

## Products & Services
- **On-Edge Camera Line**: AI-powered, industrial-grade cameras for real-time perception and inspection, delivered as a hardware product.
- **Turn-Key Manufacturing**: Full-service prototype-to-production electronics manufacturing (SMT pick-and-place, robotic work cells, camera focus/sensor calibration) – all domestic, in-house.
- **Physical AI Engineering**: Custom hardware/software development for perception systems, from R&D (TRL 3) through fielded production.
- **Robotics & Computer Vision as a Service**: Engineering services for clients needing bespoke sensor integration, vision pipelines, and embedded ML.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: $12.5M seed round (closed ~mid-2026); Annual revenue not publicly available.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: BIRD Foundation (grant 2023); technology partners include Raspberry Pi, Nvidia, Hailo.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 15% YoY to 52 employees; doubled facility to 40,000 sq ft; launched on-edge camera line; pursuing AS9100D quality certification for defense work.

## Competitive Advantages
- **100% domestic manufacturing** – a rare moat in electronics, appealing to U.S. defense and industrial customers.
- **Sustainability-driven business model** – B Corp, carbon neutral, water-conservation profit sharing, zero-waste metals recycling.
- **Deep domain expertise** – team drawn from Carnegie Robotics, Argo AI, Aurora, Sarcos Robotics; proven ability to move from research to production.
- **Flexible partnership model** – offers both product and service engagements, bridging the “Valley of Death” for early-stage hardware.

## Strategic Focus
- **Accelerate domestic manufacturing of Physical AI** – scaling the Pittsburgh facility and production capacity.
- **Commercialize the on-edge camera line** – target markets include assembly inspection, navigation testing, and inline quality control.
- **Achieve FAR/AS9100D compliance** – enabling direct sales to defense and aerospace primes.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Benefit Corp committed to inclusivity – BIPOC, veterans, women, LGBTQIA+; 25% of staff are veterans.
- **Work model**: Hybrid (flex time, no company meetings on Fridays); remote options available for eligible roles.
- **Total PTO**: 7.5 weeks including 4 weeks of holidays (Independence Day & Xmas shutdown), 3.5 weeks accrued PTO, 4 weeks parental leave.
- **Compensation & equity**: Automatic 5% 401k contribution (no match needed); 10% of company equity in employee incentive program; annual profit sharing into 401ks; stock options for new client capture.
- **Health**: 100% of gold-tier medical, dental, vision for employee and family (domestic partners included); life & disability insurance.
- **Perks**: PPE reimbursement, access to fabrication equipment, Hertz Gold, TSA PreCheck, NASA Federal Credit Union membership.
- **Current openings** (as of mid-2026): Embedded Software Engineer, Perception Engineer.

## Sources
1. [hellbender.com](https://hellbender.com/) – Company overview, products, news of $12.5M seed round
2. [hellbender.com/about-us](https://hellbender.com/about-us/) – B Corp, sustainability, domestic manufacturing
3. [hellbender.com/careers](https://hellbender.com/careers/) – Benefits, remote/hybrid policy, culture
4. [LinkedIn – Hellbender Inc.](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hellbender-inc) – Headcount growth, funding history, executive team, talent sources
5. [Greenhouse – Hellbender Jobs](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hellbenderinc) – Current job listings (2 engineering roles)

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