Mechanical Engineer, Durable Robotics & Prototyping

pantograph.com; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Pantograph is seeking a broadly talented hands-on mechanical engineer to design, prototype, and scale our first generation of robots in a San Francisco office. You’ll design parts and assemblies in Onshape, build fast prototypes, and continuously improve reliability and usability as the team moves from prototype to production.

You will collaborate with hardware and procurement to source parts, fixture test rigs, and ensure quality while shipping a durable product to users.

Qualifications

• Experience shipping a physical product at scale.
• Experience designing for bent sheet metal.
• Cable routing and electronics integration.
• Reliability engineering basics: MTBF, uptime modeling.
• Clear written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Design parts and assemblies in Onshape that balance load, form factor, durability, cost, and ease of assembly.
• Build and test prototypes rapidly, with an emphasis on reliability and durability.
• Sweat the details of serviceability, transportability, safety, and usability.
• Support procurement by creating engineering drawings, working with suppliers to source parts and ensure final quality.
• Design test fixtures, qualification fixtures, and end-of-line tests.
• Work closely with the rest of the hardware team to take designs from prototype through production.

Skills

Prototyping

Reliability Eng

Sheet metal design

Cable routing

Documentation

Production scale

Tools

Onshape

Job description

Pantograph is seeking a broadly talented hands-on mechanical engineer to design, prototype, and scale our first generation of robots in a San Francisco office. You’ll design parts and assemblies in Onshape, build fast prototypes, and continuously improve reliability and usability as the team moves from prototype to production.

You will collaborate with hardware and procurement to source parts, fixture test rigs, and ensure quality while shipping a durable product to users.