Senior Mechanical Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Mechatronic Hardware Design: Design complex electro-mechanical systems from concept through production release, including:
  • Design elegant hardware solutions that function with efficiency and simplicity
  • Specify actuators, motors, and sensing technologies (encoders, load cells, proximity sensors, etc.)
  • Validate your own designs through hands-on prototyping and testing
• Documentation & Quality: Drive high standards for engineering documentation and design reviews for production release. Communicate with vendors effectively to drive rapid design cycles through completion
• Collaboration: Work with cross-functional teams, including electrical, controls, software, and perception engineers, to ensure solutions are aligned and integrated with product goals

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or equivalent
• 5+ years of applicable professional experience in the robotics or automation industry
• Demonstrated experience designing electro-mechanical systems from concept through product release/shipment at scale (industrial products preferred)
• Expertise in the design and specification of actuators, motors, and sensing technologies (encoders, load cells, proximity sensors, etc.)
• Experience validating designs with structural finite element analysis (FEA)
• Proficient with Onshape, Solidworks (or equivalent)
• Proficient creating and interpreting engineering drawings with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).
• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems such as Arena PLM or equivalent, including document control, revision management, engineering change order (ECO) processing, and bill of materials (BOM) structuring
• Proven ability to perform hands-on, low-level debugging and systematic troubleshooting of complex mechatronic systems in real-world environments
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills, enthusiasm for problem solving, and desire to drive innovative solutions from concept through production in a fast-paced startup environment

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering
• Proven experience applying Design for Manufacturing (DfM) principles to low-to-medium volume industrial systems
• Expertise in system dynamics, simulation, modeling, and vibration analysis
• Experience developing free body diagrams and governing equations for electro-mechanical systems
• Experience performing static and dynamic load calculations and kinematic analysis
• Experience working with industrial controls systems
• Experience developing engineering documentation processes from the ground up. (Engineering drawing formats , part numbering, CAD PDM, etc.)
• Matlab or Python experience