Hardware Engineer

The Hardware Engineer plays a key role in deploying and validating advanced robotic and automation systems for logistics, e-commerce, retail, and supply chain operations. This position focuses on troubleshooting and testing hardware, ensuring that customer production systems and manufacturing stations are fully operational and performing reliably. The role serves as a technical bridge between customers and third-party partners to bring systems online, validate performance, and support a smooth handover to the customer.

• Troubleshoot and test hardware components and systems to ensure reliable performance and compliance with project requirements.
• Serve as the technical connection between the customer and third-party partners to bring systems online, support testing, and validate solutions.
• Conduct station testing and connected performance runs to confirm that manufacturing lines and automation stations are up and running as expected.
• Connect robotic and automation solutions to the customers production systems and execute order tests to verify end-to-end functionality.
• Coordinate and oversee online testing procedures, documenting results and ensuring that all validation criteria are met before customer sign-off.
• Support customers during the acceptance and sign-off process, addressing hardware issues and resolving integration challenges.
• Use basic hand tools and diagnostic equipment to perform hands-on hardware troubleshooting and adjustments on-site.
• Work within tight customer timelines, adapting to changing project needs and maintaining a high level of responsiveness and professionalism.
• Collaborate with project teams to ensure that deployments meet performance, safety, and quality standards in high-visibility customer environments.
• Provide clear technical communication and status updates to stakeholders throughout testing, validation, and handover phases.

• Proven hardware troubleshooting experience in a hands-on environment.
• Experience working with robotics and automation systems.
• Strong testing skills, including station testing and performance validation of hardware systems.
• Ability to serve as a technical liaison between customers and third-party partners.
• Proficiency using basic hand tools for hardware installation, adjustment, and repair.
• Capability to connect and integrate hardware solutions with customer production systems and run order tests.
• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• Background in robotics applications for logistics, e-commerce, retail, or supply chain operations.
• Comfort working in high-growth, cutting-edge technology environments with high project visibility.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently in the field.
• Excellent communication skills for interacting with customers and cross-functional teams.
• Flexibility to adapt to new sites, disciplines, and customer requirements every few months.

This role is 100% travel, with assignments typically rotating to new sites and disciplines every 34 months. You will work on cutting-edge robotics and automation projects in logistics, e-commerce, retail, and supply chain environments, often under tight customer timelines. The position requires flexibility to work off-hours and weekends to support deployments and meet critical project milestones. You must live within approximately 30 minutes of a major airport to accommodate frequent travel. The work is hands-on, using basic hand tools and hardware testing equipment in active production and manufacturing facilities, where collaboration with customers and project teams is central to success.

This is a Contract position based out of Raleigh, NC.

The pay range for this position is $30.00 - $30.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a Contract position based out of Raleigh, NC.

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 31, 2026.

This is a fully remote position.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email View email address on click.appcast.io for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.