Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
This Hardware Team Lead role stands out in the SaaS ecosystem because it sits at the edge where subscription software meets a connected, sensor rich product. Beewise is building an integrated platform that combines robotics and AI with field deployed hardware, which creates a different set of product constraints than pure software SaaS. For SaaS professionals, that intersection is increasingly relevant as more SaaS companies expand into device enabled workflows, data capture, and automation.
Career wise, the position offers durable experience in owning a domain end to end, from architecture choices through validation and production readiness. Leading electronics across multiple product generations builds fluency in lifecycle thinking, reliability, and systems integration, all of which translate well to SaaS organisations that depend on telemetry, uptime, and tight feedback loops from real world usage. The cross functional nature of the work also mirrors how mature SaaS product teams operate across engineering, product, and operations.
This role fits a senior, hands on leader who enjoys balancing people management with deep technical decision making. It will suit someone motivated by multidisciplinary collaboration and comfortable being accountable for standards, documentation, and root cause resolution when products are in the field.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Hardware Team Lead
- Engineering
- Beit HaEmek (Northern District), IL
- Senior
- Full-time, Salaried
Description
We are looking for an experienced, hands-on, and motivated Hardware Team Lead with strong leadership and interpersonal skills to lead the Electronics team.
This role includes ownership of the electronics domain, hands-on technical leadership, and people management across all Beewise product generations.
🌍 At Beewise, we’re on a mission to save the world- one bee at a time.
With bee populations in global decline, we develop cutting-edge solutions at the intersection of robotics, AI, and environmental science to protect pollinators and preserve biodiversity.
We’re a team of engineers, scientists, and innovators using technology for good — shaping the future of sustainable agriculture.
If you’re looking to lead meaningful technology with real-world impact, we’d love to have you on board.
What You'll Do
- Lead the electronics domain and manage a team of electronics/board design engineers
- Take hands-on ownership of electronic systems: architecture, design decisions, board design guidance, bring-up, validation, and production readiness
- Drive electronics development across the full product lifecycle: requirements, design, prototyping, validation, NPI, and sustaining engineering
- Define electronics design standards, best practices, and documentation
- Lead system-level integration and work closely with firmware, mechanics, system, product, and operations teams
- Own root-cause analysis and resolution of production and field issues
- Support DFM/DFT activities and work closely with manufacturing partners
- Manage external subcontractors and suppliers for PCB design and manufacturing
- Plan workloads, set priorities, maintain work plans, and ensure timely project execution
Requirements
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in electronics and board-level design
- Proven experience leading engineers or technical teams
- Strong background in analog and digital board design and system-level integration
- Ability to balance hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities
- Strong communication skills and a system-level mindset
- Ability to work in a fast-moving, multidisciplinary environment
- Hands-on experience in robotics, automation, or electromechanical products
- Background in analog and digital board design, microcontrollers, solar power systems, motion control (BLDC and steppers), communication protocols (e.g., CAN, UART, SPI, I²C, Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth), cellular and satellite communication.
