Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the role

Within Wonder, the Robotics team is a core pillar of our innovation strategy. We build the automation solutions that help make Wonder’s 'no-compromise' promise possible at scale. Our mission is to use robotics to enable incredible variety and culinary authenticity. By reimagining the kitchen environment, we improve the daily experience of our team members and ensure every customer receives a perfect meal, every time.

Responsibilities

• Tackle the most difficult design problems, and own all facets of the prototype-to-production process - design, procure, build, test.
• Expertly shift between the different requirements of a design as it progresses through its product lifecycle.
• Create clean 3D CAD and excellent 2D drawings that set examples for other engineers on the team.
• Mentor younger engineers. Provide design, testing, and validation feedback.
• Willingness to participate in our on-call rotation to provide stores with technical support.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• At least 6 years of experience in mechanical engineering product development, ideally in industrial automation, food equipment, or biomedical automation.
• Experience designing electro-mechanical systems combining custom parts with industrial automation components such as pneumatics, linear actuators, servos, and various sensors.
• A track record of successfully balancing pure product performance with secondary factors such as user experience, maintenance, and cost.
• Pride in seeing your projects excel. You don’t shy away from holding yourself and others accountable to make sure things stay on track.
• Experience from all stages of a design cycle. Just as comfortable designing a quick prototype to test as you are designing parts for a wide variety of manufacturing processes.
• Strong experience with Solidworks or equivalent CAD programs. Deep knowledge of best practices for clean parametric CAD and production quality drawings.
• Confidently and cleanly execute changes within a PDM and PLM system depending on project maturity.
• Strong mechanical aptitude. Comfortable building things from scratch, using hand tools and prototyping tools such as mill, lathe, laser cutter, 3D printer.

Qualifications

• Based in our Boston office in Charlestown, MA. This role requires a minimum of 4 days a week in the office, with additional days as needed based on project demands.
• Salary range: $155,000 - $163,000 per year.
• Benefits: Competitive salary package including equity and 401K. Medical, dental, and vision plans. Additional benefits and perks not listed.

Skills

• Experience with Solidworks or equivalent CAD programs.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Comfortable building things from scratch, using hand tools and prototyping tools such as mill, lathe, laser cutter, 3D printer.

Benefits

• Competitive salary package including equity and 401K.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Additional benefits and perks not listed.

Schedule

This role is based in our Boston office in Charlestown, MA. This role requires a minimum of 4 days a week in the office, with additional days as needed based on project demands.

Pay

Salary range: $155,000 - $163,000 per year.