Mechanical Engineer - Collaborative Robotics

Are you excited to animate your mechanical designs?  Do you dream of ways to achieve maximum capability with the simplest mechanical designs?

We are seeking an innovative Mechanical Engineer to support the mechanical design of our novel cobot. This role is an exciting opportunity to join in the development as we start to scale to initial builds and production cobots. The opportunity will be equal parts high level and creative while still very technical and in the details of mechanical design. You will be collaborating side by side in system architecture, electrical engineering, industrial design, and supply chain. You will help to identify and source suppliers and components and partner with machine shops and build technicians to realize your design.

Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around.

This role is located at our San Francisco Bay Area, California office onsite.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with our hardware, software, simulation, and controls/perception teams to ensure our cobot design meets all customer and engineering requirements.
• Work with component suppliers, machine shops, build technicians, as well as partner engineering functions to realize the design in physical systems.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field.
• 4-7 years of full-time professional work experience.
• Proficiency in advanced Mechanical CAD, SolidWorks preferred (NX, CATIA, Creo, etc.), with expertise in finite element analysis, simulations, 2D drawings, and design for mass production.
• 3+ years of mechanical design experience in robotics or similar projects of varying size and complexity.
• Experience designing hardware for high volume manufacturing.
• Hands-on experience with industrial 3D printers, mills, lathes, or laser cutters for prototyping implementation.
• Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication abilities.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic start-up environment as an integral part of a small team.
• Collaborative experience with prototyping technicians and partners.
• Willingness to occasionally travel up to 10%.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional work experience.
• Experience integrating electro-mechanical systems with industrial design surfaces and constraints.
• Expertise with high volume manufacturing part design and processes, tolerance analysis, and GD&T.
• Knowledgeable in failure avoidance methods, including DFMEA/PFMEA and fault tree analysis.
• Familiarity with reliability and quality processes.
• Experience designing lightweight, stiff, mobile structures.
• Skilled in designing dynamic or actuated components for robots or industrial machines
• Demonstrated expertise in simulating dynamic/kinematic models alongside structural FEA.
• Experience designing motion control systems with sensors, actuators, motors and complex mechanisms.

The base salary range for this position is $160,000 - $175,000, plus equity and comprehensive benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in Santa Clara, CA. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.