Our Culture:

• Unshakeable Resilience – Our customers feed millions of people, and our customers depend on us. We are ultra-hardworking, never give up, and we do whatever it takes.

• Farmers First – Every team member spends at least a few days in the fields with our farmers each month.

The Role:

We’re hiring a Hardware Assembly Technician to build and test the AI-powered camera systems that enable our product on the farm. You’ll take cameras from individual mechanical and electrical components to fully assembled, configured, and tested systems ready for deployment.

This is a hands-on role for someone who takes pride in precise, consistent work. You’ll follow detailed build procedures, install software on onboard computers, inspect and test finished hardware, and document what you find.

Working with Manufacturing Operations and Hardware Engineering, you’ll also help keep parts available and improve the instructions and processes behind every build, helping us scale our production as we grow and deploy more systems than ever before.

What You’ll Own

• Build complete camera systems from start to finish

• Configure onboard NVIDIA Jetson computers

• Inspect, test, and QA assembled hardware

• Maintain build records and document completed work

• Follow procedures consistently and provide feedback to improve our processes

• Keep builds supplied, tracking and inventorying parts used in assembly

• Keep builds on schedule, maintaining an organized work area and follow-through

What We Look For

• Hands-on experience assembling electronics or electromechanical products, with a track record of careful, reliable work.

• Practical mechanical and electrical knowledge and familiarity with common assembly tools and safe working practices.

• Ability to read mechanical drawings and follow detailed work instructions accurately.

• Experience with basic hardware inspection, functional testing, and troubleshooting.

• Comfort using computers to follow software installation steps, enter information accurately, and maintain build and test records.

• Strong attention to detail: you spot problems, document them clearly, and ask questions when something does not match the instructions.

• Organization and follow-through across builds, parts tracking, and supplier follow-ups.

• Experience following and improving standard operating procedures.

Helpful experience: Linux, NVIDIA Jetson setup, component purchasing, and inventory tracking.

About the Opportunity

• Full-time role, five days a week at our San Francisco office

• Our team is close-knit and highly driven. You’ll take ownership of the quality and readiness of camera systems used by our farmers, with close collaboration across Manufacturing Operations and Hardware Engineering. You'll also have the opportunity to help improve assembly processes as Orchard’s hardware production scales.

• We move fast, and sometimes this means staying late or working weekends.

• We’re deeply motivated by the impact we’re making – every system we build and deploy means less food that goes to waste, and more people who are fed.