Development Engineer

Doosan Robotics; Malvern (Chester County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Doosan Robotics X ONExia is seeking a Development Engineer to lead new robotic products from customer needs to field-ready prototypes. You will own product requirements, coordinate across mechanical, electrical, and software teams, and drive design reviews.

You will design mechanisms, grippers, motion systems, and testing plans, while focusing on manufacturability and long-term reliability. Travel 5-10% and lifting 50 lb as needed; Monday–Friday schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant work experience.
• Strong mechanical product-development background in robotics, automation, pneumatics, grippers, conveyors, and motion systems.
• Advanced CAD, mechanism design, engineering analysis, and hands-on troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to synthesize customer or market needs into specifications and working prototypes.
• Strong English verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to intermittently lift 50 lb loads.
• Willingness to travel 5-10%.

Responsibilities

• Define product requirements, target applications, and commercial priorities with cross-functional teams.
• Lead mechanism invention, gripper design, motion planning, base and frame design, pneumatics, analysis, and prototype validation.
• Own product requirements, coordinate disciplines, track roadmap items, and lead design reviews.
• Make system-level design decisions balancing customer appeal, performance, cost, manufacturability, reliability.
• Coordinate with Electrical and Software Engineering to ensure controls, safety, sensing, and user-interface capabilities.
• Review prior custom projects and field lessons to create improved standardized designs.
• Design with manufacturability in mind while targeting factory-grade uptime and years of service.
• Build, test, troubleshoot, and support prototype or early field deployments, then hand validated designs to Product Industrialization.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Robotics experience

Mechanical product development

CAD

Engineering analysis

Cross-functional coordination

Product management

Communication skills

Lifting loads

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

[Doosan Robotics X ONExia] is experiencing an exciting transformation. As a leader in robotic solutions with standard products for palletizing and packaging applications using Robot Arms, we're experiencing rapid expansion and scaling our impact across industries. Our cutting-edge systems—from advanced palletizing and case packing to carton erecting and conveyor solutions—are transforming operations for companies across North America, and we need passionate engineers to fuel our next phase of growth.

The Opportunity

The Development Engineer leads new robotic products from customer and market need through a working, field-ready prototype. This role combines product ownership, mechanical invention, system architecture, and cross-functional leadership for two to three products within the end-of-line roadmap.

What Your Days Will Look Like:

• Work with Sales, Marketing, Applications, customers, and R&D leadership to define product requirements, target applications, and commercial priorities.
• Take concepts through mechanism invention, gripper design, motion planning, base and frame design, pneumatics, analysis, and prototype validation.
• Serve as the initial product owner for assigned products, maintaining requirements, coordinating disciplines, tracking roadmap items, and leading design reviews.
• Make system-level design decisions that balance customer appeal, performance, cost, manufacturability, serviceability, and long-term reliability.
• Coordinate with Electrical and Software Engineering to ensure the design includes all required controls, safety, sensing, and user-interface capabilities.
• Review prior custom projects and field lessons to create improved standardized designs, consulting original designers as needed.
• Design with manufacturability in mind while targeting factory-grade uptime and years of service.
• Build, test, troubleshoot, and support prototype or early field deployments, then hand validated designs to Product Industrialization.
• Other duties as assigned

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering or relevant work experience
• Strong mechanical product-development background in robotics, automation, pneumatics, grippers, conveyors, and motion systems.
• Demonstrated ability to convert vague customer or market needs into specifications and working prototypes.
• Advanced CAD, mechanism design, engineering analysis, and hands-on troubleshooting skills.
• Comfortable owning cross-functional coordination and initial product-management responsibilities.
• Ability to synthesize lessons from multiple prior projects into scalable standard products.
• Senior-level judgment, creativity, communication, and technical leadership.
• Must have strong English verbal and written communication skills
• Must be able to intermittently lift 50 lb loads
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8-hour shifts
• Travel: 5-10% (occasional business meeting)

• - 401(k)
• - 401(k) matching
• - Paid time off

[Doosan Robotics X ONExia] welcomes applications from all qualified candidates and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can contribute their best work.

[Doosan Robotics X ONExia] is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives drive innovation.