Mechanical Engineer, Level II

Verustruct; Torrance, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site role at Torrance HQ

Job summary

Verustruct seeks a Mechanical Engineer, Level II, to help design, build, and test robotic construction machines from wall formwork to material handling. You’ll own subassemblies, perform CAD work, analysis, testing, and iterative design within a fast-paced startup environment.

You will collaborate with mechanical, robotics, materials, structural, and controls teams and contribute through the full hardware development cycle, from concept to field deployment, at our Torrance, California

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, robotics, aerospace engineering, or closely related field.
• Experience in mechanical design in professional, academic, internship, or project settings.
• CAD proficiency with a major platform (Siemens NX preferred; or similar such as SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA, Autodesk Inventor).
• Hands-on experience assembling, testing, troubleshooting, or improving mechanical hardware.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop components and mechanical subsystems for robotic construction equipment and related tooling.
• Create detailed CAD models, assemblies, drawings, BOMs, tolerances, and manufacturing docs.
• Perform mechanical calculations and structural analysis to validate performance.
• Select motors, actuators, bearings, fasteners, sensors, and structural members.
• Collaborate with fabrication resources and vendors for machined, welded, sheet-metal, 3D-printed builds.
• Assemble, commission, and test prototype hardware at subsystem and system levels.
• Develop test fixtures, procedures, collect data, and investigate failures for design iteration.
• Coordinate with controls, electrical, materials, and other teams to integrate hardware.
• Maintain engineering docs, participate in design reviews, and contribute to workflows.
• Take increasing ownership of subsystems as experience grows.

Skills

Mechanical design fundamentals

Finite element analysis

Prototyping & testing

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, robotics, aerospace engineering, or closely related field

Tools

Siemens NX

SolidWorks

Creo / CATIA / Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Help lead mechanical design for Verustruct’s next generation of construction robots — from wall-supported formwork systems and locomotion hardware to material handling, consolidation, and field-deployable robotic subsystems.

About the Role

As a Mechanical Engineer, Level II, you will help design, build, and test the machines at the core of Verustruct’s robotic construction platform. Working closely with experienced mechanical, robotics, materials, and structural engineers, you will contribute throughout the complete hardware-development cycle, including CAD, finite element analysis, mechanism design and selection, fabrication, assembly, testing, failure investigation, and design iteration. In the level II position, you will own entire subassemblies and be responsible for helping design, test, and scale robotic devices able to construct the future of housing.

This role is designed for an engineer who wants to build real machines, learn quickly, and take on increasing technical ownership as Verustruct advances from full-scale prototypes toward field deployment.

This is a full-time, on-site role based at our headquarters in Torrance, California.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop components and mechanical subsystems for robotic construction equipment, including automated formwork, locomotion, material delivery, concrete consolidation, actuation, and auxiliary construction tools
• Create detailed CAD models, assemblies, drawings, bills of materials, tolerance analyses, and manufacturing documentation
• Perform mechanical calculations and structural analysis to support design decisions and validate component performance
• Select motors, actuators, bearings, fasteners, sensors, structural members, and other mechanical components
• Work directly with internal fabrication resources and outside vendors to manufacture machined, welded, sheet-metal, 3D-printed, and off-the-shelf assemblies
• Assemble, commission, and test prototype hardware at subsystem and integrated-system levels
• Develop test fixtures, define test procedures, collect data, investigate failures, and incorporate findings into subsequent design iterations
• Collaborate with controls, electrical, materials, structural, and building-design teams to integrate mechanical hardware into a coordinated robotic platform
• Maintain clear engineering documentation, participate in design reviews, and contribute to the development of Verustruct’s design standards and mechanical workflows
• Take increasing ownership of subsystems and technical decisions as your experience and familiarity with the platform grow

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, robotics, aerospace engineering, or a closely related field
• Strong understanding of mechanical-engineering fundamentals, including statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, machine design, and manufacturing processes
• Experience developing mechanical designs in a professional, academic, internship, research, or project-based environment
• CAD proficiency, ideally in Siemens NX, or demonstrated experience with a comparable platform such as SolidWorks, Creo, CATIA, or Autodesk Inventor
• Hands-on experience assembling, testing, troubleshooting, or improving mechanical hardware
• Familiarity with mechanisms, actuators, motors, bearings, fasteners, tolerances, materials, and fabrication processes
• Ability to communicate technical reasoning clearly and document engineering work effectively
• A practical, curious, and iterative approach to solving open-ended hardware problems
• Comfort working in a fast-moving startup environment where design, fabrication, and testing occur in tight development loops