Mechanical Engineer – Robotics Welding & Automation

Path Robotics; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily free lunch

Flexible PTO

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Parental leave (12-14 weeks total)

401(k) retirement plan

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

Path Robotics is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to advance automation and robotic welding systems. You will design fixtures, tooling, and cell layouts, produce manufacturing-ready drawings in SolidWorks, and validate designs via FEA.

The role involves hands-on prototyping, collaboration with manufacturing, and implementing ECRs to improve reliability and cost efficiency. Ideal candidates have a mechanical or aerospace engineering degree and 2–6+ years in automated or robotic

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering.
• 2–6+ years of mechanical design experience for automation or robotic systems.
• Experience with fixture design, robotic cell layouts, and production automation hardware.
• Strong SolidWorks skills, including FEA, with the ability to interpret results.
• Ability to create manufacturing-ready engineering drawings.
• Familiar with pneumatic systems, electrical interfaces, and mechanical integration points.
• Knowledge of machine safety, risk reduction, and design for maintenance.
• Experience with PDM/PLM systems and design changes.
• Hands-on pragmatism and shop-floor translation of designs.

Responsibilities

• Design welding fixtures, tooling, and robotic cell layouts for automated robotic welding systems.
• Create build-to-print part and assembly drawings, mechanical BOMs, and layouts in SolidWorks.
• Perform structural validation using SolidWorks Simulation (FEA).
• Design and integrate pneumatic and low-voltage electrical subsystems within mechanical assemblies.
• Build and validate designs at our manufacturing facility by hands-on prototyping.
• Assist in manufacturing through machine shop work and assembly as needed.
• Support builds, kitting, and installations, resolving mechanical issues as systems are deployed.
• Implement engineering change requests (ECRs) driven by build and field feedback.
• Partner with manufacturing and supply chain to reduce BOM cost and standardize parts.
• Capture lessons learned and roll improvements into standards and libraries.

Skills

Fixture design

Robotic cell layouts

Production automation hardware

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

SolidWorks Simulation (FEA)

Job description

Path Robotics is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to advance automation and robotic welding systems. You will design fixtures, tooling, and cell layouts, produce manufacturing-ready drawings in SolidWorks, and validate designs via FEA.

The role involves hands-on prototyping, collaboration with manufacturing, and implementing ECRs to improve reliability and cost efficiency. Ideal candidates have a mechanical or aerospace engineering degree and 2–6+ years in automated or robotic