Mechanical Engineer

Fluid Wire Robotics; Pisa; On-site; EUR 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site in Pisa

Hands-on access to robotic hardware

Job summary

Fluid Wire Robotics S.r.l. in Pisa, Italy, is recruiting a Mechanical Engineer to design the mechanical hardware of fluid-wire-actuated robotic platforms for a planned mid-2027 commercialisation.

The role requires a Master’s or PhD in mechanical engineering and at least 1 year of hands-on hardware engineering experience, with on-site work in Pisa. Applicants should be proficient in SolidWorks, with strong fundamentals in mechanical design.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in mechanical engineering with hands-on hardware engineering experience
• Proficient in SolidWorks or equivalent CAD package
• Solid mechanical design fundamentals

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical hardware for fluid-wire-actuated robotic platforms.
• Take fluid-wire mechanisms from concept to detailed CAD.
• Manufacture, assemble and iterate components and prototypes.
• Integrate mechanisms into complete robots and validate performance in lab testing.
• Design for harsh conditions including high temperature, radiation, vacuum and space.

Skills

Hands-on hardware engineering

Education

Master's or PhD in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Fluid Wire Robotics is recruiting a Mechanical Engineer in Pisa, Italy. Contract: full time. Degree level: Master's or PhD in mechanical engineering. Language: English. Work experience: 1+ years (PhD or academic research counts). The role covers designs the mechanical hardware of the company's fluid-wire-actuated robotic platforms for the planned mid-2027 commercialisation of its robotic arm. Takes fluid-wire mechanisms from concept to detailed CAD, then manufactures, assembles and iterates components and prototypes, integrates mechanisms into complete robots, validates performance in lab testing and designs for harsh conditions including high temperature, radiation, vacuum and space.

Requirements:

• Master's or PhD in mechanical engineering with at least a year of hands-on hardware engineering including PhD or academic research
• proficient in SolidWorks or an equivalent CAD package
• solid mechanical design fundamentals

Nice to have:

• robotics and automation background, Matlab Simulink and finite element analysis

Offer:

• Full-time, on-site in Pisa (no remote working) in the terrestrial robotics division, with hands‑on access to robotic hardware and test equipment and close work with electronics, software and automation teams
• The advert states a gross annual range of EUR 25,000-35,000.