Senior Hardware Engineer

Orasio

Senior Hardware Engineer designing on-premise compute infrastructure for AI-driven video intelligence solutions. Collaborating with engineers to deliver hardware systems for defense and public safety applications.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeParis • 🇫🇷 FranceSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowCloudLinux

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Orasio's products run where the cameras are. That means we don't ship to a cloud: we ship to police stations, military sites, transport hubs, and industrial facilities, often in constrained or fully air-gapped environments. Every deployment relies on hardware we design, source, or assemble: GPU-accelerated edge devices in the field, and on-premise compute infrastructure built to ingest, process, and store hundreds of video streams 24/7.
Design our on-premise compute infrastructure. Self-contained, isolated "mini data centers" combining GPU compute, networking, and storage in rack-mount form factors, sized for deployments that range from a few cameras to several hundred.
Own our OEM and supplier relationships. Leading technical discussions with manufacturers and integrators, whether we're ordering off-the-shelf hardware at scale or co-designing custom systems branded as Orasio.
Improve our edge devices. Our current edge AI box (Jetson Orin Nano-based, IP67-rated, fanless) is sourced off-the-shelf and is thermally constrained for our AI workloads. You'll either qualify a better off-the-shelf platform or drive the design of a successor with better thermal headroom while keeping the same ruggedness and deployment envelope.
Work hand-in-hand with our Platform and ML engineers (who define compute/throughput requirements), our Forward Deployed Engineers (who install and maintain systems in the field), and our commercial team (who shape the catalog and price points). Reporting directly to the CTO, this role combines hands-on hardware design with the structuring of Orasio's hardware roadmap, a foundational capability for a company whose product physically lives on customer premises.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of hardware engineering experience, with a genuine hardware culture.
Strong fundamentals in at least two of: GPU/edge compute platforms (NVIDIA Jetson, x86 server GPUs, or equivalent), power distribution and DC systems, thermal/airflow engineering, rack-mount system integration, PCB carrier or backplane design.
Track record of leading OEM/ODM relationships end to end: defining requirements, evaluating manufacturers, negotiating BoM and tooling costs, managing NPI, qualifying production samples.
Comfortable in a 19" rack environment: power (AC/DC, redundancy, PDU sizing), networking hardware, storage servers, and the practicalities of shipping a working appliance.
Experience with rugged / IP-rated / fanless designs is a strong plus, especially for outdoor or transport-grade equipment.
Pragmatic: prefers a well-qualified off-the-shelf solution to a custom design unless the trade-off clearly justifies the engineering and supply-chain cost.
Hands-on: comfortable in a lab, with a scope, an IR camera, and a torque driver. Equally comfortable in a spec doc and a supplier call.
Mission-driven, autonomous, and thrives in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities.
Fluency in French and English.
Bonus: Experience with NVIDIA Jetson modules (Orin Nano / NX / AGX / Thor) and their carrier ecosystem (Connect Tech, Auvidea, Forecr, etc.). Experience with certifications (CE, FCC, EN 50121, MIL-STD-810, IEC 60068, IP rating procedures). Experience designing for on-premise or air-gapped deployments, or for the Public sector, Defense, or Internal Security sectors. Experience bridging hardware and software organizations (Linux board bring-up, BSP/JetPack, device tree, firmware). Familiarity with video surveillance / VMS hardware ecosystems (cameras, NVRs, switches with PoE budgets). Entrepreneurial or early-stage experience.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A Paris-based office with a flexible hybrid remote/in-office work model
Stock options to share in the long-term success of the company
The opportunity to work on state-of-the-art AI solutions with real-world applications in defense and public security
A clear and ambitious mission, grounded in technical excellence and respect for data privacy laws
A fast-paced startup atmosphere and collaboration with a highly skilled team.

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Hard Skills & Tools

hardware engineeringGPU compute platformsthermal engineeringrack-mount system integrationPCB designNPI managementrugged designvideo surveillance hardwareLinux board bring-upfirmware development

Soft Skills

mission-drivenautonomouscomfortable in fast-paced environmentspragmatichands-onstrong communicationleadershipnegotiationcollaborationproblem-solving

Certifications

CEFCCEN 50121MIL-STD-810IEC 60068IP rating procedures