Senior Mechanical Engineer

Charge Robotics; San Leandro (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A renewable energy technology startup is seeking engineers to design, build, and test mechanical systems for solar assembly. Candidates should have experience with CAD tools like Onshape and a passion for climate action. The role is fast-paced, requiring effective communication with engineering teams and the ability to resolve hardware issues. A four-year degree in mechanical engineering or a related field is preferred. The position is based in or requires relocation to the SF Bay Area.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and building mechanical systems.
• Ability to track, investigate, and resolve hardware issues.
• Willingness to relocate to the SF bay area.

Responsibilities

• Design and test mechanical systems for solar assembly.
• Communicate with engineers for design integration.
• Resolve hardware issues faced by robots.

Skills

Industry-standard CAD software expertise

Mechanical system design and fabrication

Excellent written communication skills

Experience with automation systems

Fast-paced environment adaptability

Education

4-year degree in mechanical engineering or related field

Tools

Onshape

Job description

About Charge

Charge Robotics is a Series A startup building robots that build solar farms.

Demand for new solar projects is booming (1 ⁄ 5 of all the solar that exists in the US was installed last year!), but today’s construction companies can’t keep up due to limited labor resources.

We thought this was insane, so we started working on robots to directly address this bottleneck and speed up the world’s transition to renewables.

Charge is a fast-moving company, which means constant opportunities for learning and growth. You’ll have a large impact on the direction of our company, and will be compensated accordingly.

If you are excited to work on interesting problems with direct climate impact, you’re going to fit right in at Charge Robotics.

Read more about Charge in recent press:

• Fast Company – Solar Building Robots to Solve One of Climate's Biggest Problems
• MIT News – Making solar projects cheaper and faster with portable factories
• YouTube – full video of our Gen1 robots building a solar farm

Charge’s funding:

We’re MIT-founded and backed by top generalist and climate tech investors, including Energy Impact Partners, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and Y Combinator (S21).

What you’ll be working on:

• Designing, building, testing, and iterating on mechanical systems for solar assembly
• Tracking, investigating, and resolving hardware issues with robots
• Communicating with other engineers to integrate new designs
• Playing with some very large mechanisms

You:

• Are experienced with industry-standard CAD software (we use Onshape)
• Know how to fabricate your parts but also know when to send drawings out to a shop
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced startup environment
• Have excellent written communication skills
• Are based in or can relocate to the SF bay area
• Gain satisfaction from personally playing a part in mitigating climate change
• Are excited to see your work deployed onto actual solar farms!

It’d also be nice if you:

• Have experience working with industrial robot arms, end effectors, and automation systems
• Have a 4-year degree in mechanical engineering or a related field

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.