Senior Mechanical Engineer

Cosmic Robotics, Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cosmic Robotics, Inc. in San Francisco, CA seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own a Cosmic-1 subsystem and lead development from concept to deployment.

You will collaborate with a world-class team from NASA, SpaceX, Tesla, Google, and Built Robotics, advancing autonomous construction and critical infrastructure projects with ultrahigh reliability requirements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional engineering experience.
• First-principles understanding of statics, dynamics, heat transfer, materials and corrosion.
• CAD skills with SolidWorks, NX, or Creo and FEA with ANSYS.
• DFM knowledge: CNC milling/lathing, sheet metal, welding, and 3D printing.
• Excellent communication and project management skills.
• Thrives in fast-paced environments and meets deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware components and systems such as primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and enclosures.
• Lead full product lifecycle from requirements, trade studies, design, analysis, to manufacturing and delivery.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, electrical, software, and product engineers.
• Work with vendors to resolve design and schedule challenges.
• Set milestones, plan roadmaps, and drive ambitious timelines.
• Recruit, mentor, and help build a world-class engineering team.

Skills

CAD software proficiency (SolidWorks,

NX

PTC Creo

FEA analysis (ANSYS)

Manufacturing process design (CNC, CNC

Communication & project management

Leadership & mentoring

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

PTC Creo

ANSYS

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Location: San Francisco, CA (full time, in-person)

Company Overview

Our mission is to build a city on Mars and accelerate the construction of critical infrastructure on Earth. Starting with Cosmic-1 - a system that installs solar panels 10x faster than today's methods, helping us transition to a clean energy future and laying the groundwork for the future of autonomous construction.

The Role

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will own a critical Cosmic-1 subsystem and lead development from concept to deployment. As a core member of the team, you will help define the era of autonomous construction.

This is a rare opportunity to:

• Work on hard, meaningful problems that impact the future of infrastructure and energy.

• Collaborate with a world-class team from NASA, SpaceX, Tesla, Google, Built Robotics, and others.

• Rapidly grow, learn, and lead within a quickly scaling company.

Responsibilities

• Own hardware components and systems such as primary and secondary structures, mechanisms, and enclosures

• Full product lifecycle ownership from requirements collection, trade studies, preliminary and detailed design, structural analysis, and overseeing manufacturing, integration, testing, and customer delivery
• Work with manufacturing, electrical, software, and product engineers to develop innovative new solutions to complex interdisciplinary problems
• Work with vendors and suppliers to find creative solutions to tight deadlines
• Set milestones, plan roadmaps, and deliver on ambitious timelines
• Recruit, mentor, and build a world-class engineering organization

Requirements

• 3+ years of professional engineering experience
• Excellent first-principles understanding of statics, dynamics, heat transfer, materials, and corrosion
• Expert mechanical design skills using CAD software such as Solidworks, NX, PTC Creo, etc. and FEA analysis with ANSYS
• Strong understanding of designing for manufacturing processes such as CNC milling/lathing, sheet metal bending, welding, and 3D printing
• Excellent communication and project management skills
• Thrive in fast-paced environments and push boundaries to meet deadlines

Bonus

• 5+ years of professional engineering experience in mechanical design
• Experience designing or developing high volume large form factor products like automobiles and construction equipment
• Experience in mechanical design of ultrahigh reliability products like spacecraft and medical devices
• Management and recruiting experience