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# Senior Mechanical Engineer, Vehicle Integration & Validation at Teleo

- **Company:** Teleo
- **Location:** Palo Alto, CA
- **Compensation:** $180k–$230k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-02-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/teleo/b43b0b59-d4f5-4cc2-ba50-60789f280998

## Job description

Teleo, a Havoc company, is a robotics company that transforms construction heavy equipment, including loaders, dozers, excavators, and trucks, into autonomous robots for commercial and defense applications. Our technology enables a single operator to supervise and control multiple machines simultaneously, delivering significant productivity gains while improving operator safety and comfort. Teleo was founded by a team of experienced technology leaders who previously led the development of Lyft's Self-Driving Car program and Google Street View. Teleo recently announced its merger with Havoc AI, a fast-growing defense technology company developing coordinated fleets of autonomous maritime vessels. This is a unique opportunity to join a team building technology with real-world impact. You will work on cutting-edge 100,000-pound autonomous robots and engineer complex systems at the intersection of hardware, software, robotics, and AI.

## About the Role

As a Senior Vehicle Systems Integration Engineer, you will own the architectural integrity and field robustness of Teleo’s autonomy retrofit system across multiple heavy equipment platforms.

This is a high-impact position where you will go beyond routine execution to shape hardware architecture, drive environmental qualification strategies, and establish more rigorous standards for integration and validation.

You will collaborate closely with our existing senior engineers to navigate cross-functional design tradeoffs, helping the team evolve our systems for better reusability and certification readiness as we scale.

The role also includes approximately 10% travel within the United States

## Responsibilities

- Lead system-level integration architecture for new vehicle platforms
- Define scalable, reusable integration frameworks across equipment types.
- Design and review mechanical structures, enclosures, and compute integration strategies
- Own environmental qualification strategy (IP, thermal, shock/vibration, EMI/EMC)
- Guide sensor and high-power compute integration in demanding environments
- Drive harness architecture, grounding strategy, and connector selection standards
- Establish validation methodologies and qualification test plans
- Mentor engineers in systems thinking and first-principles design
- Troubleshoot complex cross-domain issues in fielded systems

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related field
- 7+ years of experience in mechanical, mechatronics, or vehicle systems engineering roles
- Demonstrated ownership of complex, multi-disciplinary hardware systems from architecture through deployment
- Strong experience designing systems for harsh environments (automotive, construction, aerospace, military, or similar)
- Experience defining and executing environmental and regulatory qualification strategies, including: ingress protection (IP rating) validation, thermal modeling and test correlation, shock and vibration test design and verification, EMI/EMC qualification and certification
- Extensive experience integrating high-power compute platforms in vehicle environments
- Deep understanding of harness architecture, connector selection, grounding, shielding, and power distribution
- Experience integrating perception sensors (cameras, LiDAR) with awareness of calibration, vibration isolation, thermal drift, and environmental constraints
- Strong CAD proficiency and experience managing BOMs and lifecycle processes
- Ability to operate autonomously and influence cross-functional engineering decisions
- Ability and willingness to travel within the United States (~10%)

## Preferred Qualifications

- Direct experience architecting modular hardware systems designed for deployment across diverse vehicle makes and models, with a focus on maximizing component commonality to reduce platform-specific engineering overhead.
- Proven track record of transitioning hardware from low-volume pilot builds to high-volume production, including DFM (Design for Manufacturing) optimization and the technical management of contract manufacturers (CMs) during production ramp.
- Experience securing and maintaining technical certifications (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC, or relevant DOT/FMVSS standards) within an iterative, high-velocity engineering environment where hardware is evolving rapidly.
- Experience with PLM systems and the discipline required to manage engineering changes (ECOs) for fielded systems without disrupting active operations.

Teleo is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. All qualified people are encouraged to apply.

## About Teleo

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Teleo converts existing fleets of heavy equipment into semi-autonomous robots that operators can control remotely, improving safety and productivity in construction and mining.
- **Entity Type**: Private, acquired by HavocAI in March 2026 (now an operating subsidiary)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2019
- **Founders**: Vinay Shet (CEO) and Rom Clement (CTO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Automation Machinery Manufacturing, Robotics, Construction Technology
- **Target Customers**: B2B, serving construction companies, mining operators, and heavy equipment fleet owners
- **Mission/Purpose**: To revolutionize heavy equipment operations by bringing supervised autonomy to existing machines, making worksites safer and more productive while addressing labor shortages

## Products & Services
- **Supervised Autonomy Retrofit Kit**: A hardware/software system that retrofits existing heavy equipment (dozers, excavators, etc.) with teleoperation and semi-autonomous capabilities. Operators control machines from a remote desk, switching between machines and job sites instantly.
- **Remote Operations Platform**: A software platform enabling operators to manage multiple machines from a safe, comfortable remote workstation.
- **Analytics**: Provides operational performance analytics to improve fleet efficiency.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed (acquired by HavocAI in 2026)
- **Total Funding**: $28.2M – $29.8M (conflicting reports) across 4 rounds, including a $150K accelerator round and multiple Series A rounds led by UP.Partners
- **Key Metric**: Annual revenue of approximately $1.8M (pre-acquisition estimate); employee count of 43–56 (varying sources)
- **Notable Investors**: UP.Partners (lead), Trucks Venture Capital, F-Prime Capital
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Acquired by HavocAI in March 2026, signaling strategic value in defense/autonomy space
  - Named to BuiltWorlds 2026 Robotics Top 50 in Automated Machinery & Related Solutions – Earthmoving & Excavation
  - Active job postings (3 open roles as of recent data)
  - LinkedIn followers: 4,441 (growing ~1%/month, ~19%/year)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Retrofit Approach**: Works with existing heavy equipment fleets rather than requiring new machines, lowering adoption barriers for customers.
- **Supervised Autonomy**: Combines remote operations with autonomous capabilities — machines handle mundane tasks autonomously, operators step in for complex tasks — allowing one operator to manage multiple machines.
- **Patented Safety & Control Systems**: Multiple active patents covering teleoperator workflow assignment and control station safety.
- **HavocAI Backing**: Now part of a larger autonomy company with resources across sea, air, and land domains, expanding market reach.

## Strategic Focus
- Integration under HavocAI to extend all-domain collaborative autonomy capabilities
- Serving construction and mining customers with safe, practical autonomy solutions
- Expanding remote operator capabilities to address industry labor shortages
- Continued product development in supervised autonomy for heavy equipment

## Why Work Here
- **Engineering Focus**: 11 of 17 employees (pre-acquisition) in technical roles — strong engineering culture with technologies including Python, PyTorch, C++, TypeScript, React, AWS, ROS, and Linux
- **Location**: On-site in Palo Alto, CA (292 Lambert Ave — the HQ)
- **Culture**: Startup environment focused on solving real-world problems in construction and mining; emphasis on safety and productivity innovation
- **Recent Hires From**: Notable companies including Nuro, Dusty Robotics, Lyft, Archer, Tesla — suggests high-caliber engineering talent
- **Growth Trajectory**: Acquired by HavocAI with resources for scale; opportunity to work on cutting-edge robotics and autonomy tech
- **Current Openings** (as of recent): Senior Mechanical Engineer (Vehicle Integration & Validation), Lead Perception Engineer, Logistics & Inventory Associate

## Sources
1. [LinkedIn Company Page](https://linkedin.com/company/teleo-ai)
2. [CB Insights Profile](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/teleoai)
3. [PitchBook Company Profile](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/433416-25)
4. [Tracxn Company Profile](https://tracxn.com/d/companies/teleo-ai/__UCxVxpZgXtnE0Bud-VUXpyEciI445vcn7CaUSYy5OhA)
5. [Lever Careers Page](https://jobs.lever.co/teleo)
6. [Company Website](https://teleo.ai)
7. [LinkedIn Post (BuiltWorlds Award)](https://linkedin.com/company/teleo-ai)

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