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title: 'Senior Engineering Technician at Maven Robotics'
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# Senior Engineering Technician at Maven Robotics

- **Company:** Maven Robotics
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-20
- **Apply:** https://boards.greenhouse.io/mavenrobotics/jobs/5408461008?gh_jid=5408461008

## Job description

## About Maven

Maven Robotics designs, builds, and deploys intelligent robotics for logistics and manufacturing. Maven is building the first general-purpose robotics system for industrial work. Our mission is to activate autonomous labor at scale and build toward infinitely elastic industrial capacity. We’re a team of engineers, researchers, and operators who have spent our careers working on the hardest problems in AI, robotics, engineering, and autonomous systems. We work at the intersection of advanced research and real-world engineering, turning ideas into prototypes and deployed systems.

At Maven, we build around the realities of industrial work. The robots are designed from first principles for complex physical environments and rigorous commercial standards. They master real tasks that deliver immediate impact, industrial-grade reliability, and intelligence that compounds at scale. We’re growing an ambitious team of people who think in systems, move quickly, and are builders at heart.

## About the Role

As a Senior Engineering Technician at Maven Robotics, you will bridge the gap between engineering concepts and real-world execution. You will work closely with mechanical, electrical and software engineers to build, test, troubleshoot, and refine complex electromechanical systems and prototypes. As a senior member of the technical team, you will also help mentor junior technicians, drive quality, and continually improve our products and lab.

## What You’ll Do

- Assembly & Integration: Build, integrate, and modify complex electromechanical prototypes, assemblies, and test fixtures for prototyping and low-volume production
- Wiring & Electrical: Perform precision soldering, wire harness assembly, crimping, and custom wiring
- Fabrication: Use machining, cutting, drilling, and 3D printing to fabricate and modify prototype components
- Testing & Troubleshooting: Develop test setups, execute test plans, and diagnose mechanical, electrical, and automated system failures
- Data Collection & Analysis: Document technical data, analyze test results, and provide clear reports to engineering teams
- Process Improvement: Improve lab efficiency, SOPs, and assembly and testing procedures.
- Lab Maintenance & Safety: Maintain and calibrate equipment, manage inventory, and ensure compliance with robotics lab safety protocols
- Mentorship: Provide technical guidance, training, and support to junior technicians and operators

## What We’re Looking For

- 10+ years of hands-on technician experience in testing, manufacturing, prototyping, or R&D environments
- Associate degree in Engineering Technology (Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics), vocational certification, or equivalent practical/military experience
- Strong ability to interpret engineering drawings, schematics, and wiring diagrams
- Proficiency with diagnostic and precision measurement tools, including oscilloscopes, multimeters, calipers, and micrometers
- Experience with CAD software (NX/CATIA), fixture design, machining, and manufacturing processes
- Solid understanding of BLDC/stepper motors, servo drives, and communication interfaces (CAN, EtherCAT, Serial, Ethernet)
- Knowledge of laboratory safety standards, protocols, and best practices
- Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills with strong attention to detail

## Nice to Have

- Experience with CNC machining processes
- Experience with lab automation tools (e.g., LabVIEW, basic scripting/Python)
- Relevant industry certifications (e.g., IPC  standards, Machining/CNC, ISO quality standards)
- Prior experience in a fast-paced R&D or rapid prototyping environment

## Equal Opportunity

Maven Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

## About Maven Robotics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Maven Robotics is building the world's leading general-purpose AI robots, starting with an industrial robot that combines strength, dexterity, mobility, and reliable physical AI to unlock productivity across manufacturing and logistics.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Seed round raised in September 2024 with 3 investors)
- **Headquarters**: Santa Clara, California, United States (with presence in Germany)
- **Founded**: 2024
- **Founders**: Hamza Derbas (Co-Founder & CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Robotics Engineering / Industrial Automation / AI Robotics
- **Target customers**: Large global manufacturing and logistics organizations, with a cost-efficient design that also makes automation accessible to businesses of every scale (SMB to Enterprise).
- **Mission**: "We believe the future of technology holds incredible promise, with many kinds of robots unlocking productivity, enhancing creativity, and improving life for humans everywhere. Our first step is to tackle real-world industry challenges, proving value and scalability to establish the foundation for a truly brighter future."

## Products & Services
- **General-purpose industrial robot (prototype)**: A hardware/software/AI system purpose-built for industry, combining strength, adaptive dexterity, fluid mobility, and the most reliable physical AI to work safely alongside people. Designed to be cost-efficient for businesses of all scales.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total funding amount not publicly available (Seed round with 3 investors, September 2024)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not named in available sources; the company states they are "working with some of the largest global manufacturing and logistics organizations."
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount grew 52.4% year-over-year to 28 employees (as of mid-2025) [linkedin.com]
  - High-profile talent sourcing: alumni from Apple (9), Tesla (1), Ford, Aptiv, Caterpillar, and others [linkedin.com]
  - Active hiring across 14+ roles as of July 2025: robotic AI, ML perception, manipulation, motion planning, embedded software, mechanical and electrical engineering, Data Collection Operator [mavenrobotics.ai]

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-principles, customer-focused approach** – the company prioritizes solving real industrial pain points before generalizing, ensuring near-term traction
- **Small, elite team** – composed of engineers and scientists with deep experience from top tech and robotics companies (Apple, Tesla, Ford, Intuitive Surgical, etc.)
- **Cost-efficiency** – the robot is designed to be affordable enough for SMBs, not just large enterprises, widening the addressable market
- **Full-stack robotics** – in-house capabilities in hardware design (actuators, mechanisms), embedded systems, AI/ML (perception, manipulation, foundation models), motion planning, and simulation

## Strategic Focus
- **Near-term**: Prove value and scalability in industrial manufacturing and logistics through customer deployments; ship the first generation robot
- **Long-term**: Use the industrial foundation to build general-purpose robots that can tackle diverse real-world challenges, ultimately "unlocking human potential through intelligent robotics"

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as a small team of engineers and scientists with "bold ambition, relentless curiosity, and belief in unlocking human potential through intelligent robotics." Emphasis on inventing, creating, and innovating from Silicon Valley.
- **Work model**: On-site or in-office workspace at the Santa Clara, CA headquarters. BuiltIn lists offices as "In-Office or Remote" but also states employees work from physical offices; typical time on-site is not specified. The careers page implies hands-on hardware/software work that likely requires presence. [builtin.com]
- **Notable perks/engineering culture**: Deep technical challenges across AI, perception, controls, embedded, mechanical, and electrical engineering. The team includes world-class experts from Apple, Tesla, Ford, etc. Opportunities to shape a product from prototype to deployment. Open roles include robotic AI, ML engineering, motion planning, embedded software, and hardware engineering.
- **Growth trajectory**: Rapidly growing startup (52% YoY headcount increase) with strong investor interest and a clear industrial go-to-market strategy.

## Sources
1. [mavenrobotics.ai](https://www.mavenrobotics.ai/)
2. [mavenrobotics.ai/join-us](https://www.mavenrobotics.ai/join-us)
3. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/maven-robotics)
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/maven-robotics)
5. [craft.co](https://craft.co/maven-robotics)

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