R&D Technician (electrical assembly)

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ABOUT THE ROLE As a R&D Engineering Technician at Charge Robotics, you’ll play a major role in building, testing, and deploying our next generation of solar installation robots. WHAT YOU’LL BE WORKING ON: - Supporting the mechanical + software engineering teams in assembly, testing, and support of new robotic systems - Maintaining and organizing the workshop - Developing and maintaining engineering documentation, including assembly instructions and SOPs YOU: - Have at least 2+ years of relevant experience in electrical assembly - Have electrical intuition refined through personal or professional projects - Are comfortable interpreting schematics/drawings and assembling complex electrical systems independently - Have a positive attitude and like working in-person on a fast-paced startup team - Will follow safety procedures + reinforce a culture of safety IT’D ALSO BE NICE IF YOU: - Have experience working with industrial robot arms, end effectors, and industrial automation systems ABOUT CHARGE ROBOTICS We are a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms. Demand for new solar projects is booming (1 ⁄ 5 of all the solar that exists in the US was installed last year!), but today’s construction companies can’t keep up due to limited labor resources. We thought this was insane, so we started working on robots to directly address this bottleneck and speed up the world’s transition to renewables. Charge is a fast-moving company, which means constant opportunities for learning and growth. You’ll have a large impact on the direction of our company, and will be compensated accordingly. If you are excited to work on interesting problems with direct climate impact, you’re going to fit right in at Charge Robotics. READ MORE ABOUT CHARGE IN RECENT PRESS: - Fast Company – Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate's Biggest Problems https://www.fastcompany.com/91108331/these-solar-assembling-robotic-arms-could-solve-one-of-the-industrys-biggest-problems - MIT News – Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories https://news.mit.edu/2025/charge-robotics-makes-solar-projects-cheaper-faster-portable-factories-0312 - YouTube – full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZ2fP1Y5Z2E We’re MIT-founded and backed by top generalist and climate tech investors, including Lux Capital and Y Combinator (S21). Equal Opportunity Employer We are an equal opportunity employer and 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.