Senior Mechanical Engineer, FEA & Simulation Leader

AutoStore System Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA with company contribution

Paid time off and holidays

401(k) with employer match

Educational assistance & mentorship

Job summary

AutoStore System Inc. in Atlanta, GA, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to embed simulation in hardware design. You will drive FEA and dynamic analysis to guide early decisions and help bring designs from rapid prototypes to production.

You will contribute hands-on mechanical CAD work, collaborate with design and test teams, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring models align with lab and field data. This role places you within a global robotics platform with broad impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience applying mechanical simulation in product development.
• Hands-on proficiency with FEA tools such as Ansys Mechanical, Abaqus, Simcenter or COMSOL Multiphysics.
• Experience with explicit dynamics or multibody tools such as LS-DYNA, MSC Adams or Simscape Multibody.
• Strong grasp of solid mechanics, materials, fatigue and contact, and sound judgment on meshing, boundary conditions and model fidelity.
• Experience correlating simulation with physical test data.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD (e.g., SolidWorks, Creo or NX): building and modifying parts, assemblies and drawings, not only preparing geometry for analysis.
• Experience taking designs to production, including design for manufacturability and assembly (DFM/DFA), GD&T and tolerance analysis, material and process selection, and product compliance and safety standards.
• Clear communicator who can explain results and their uncertainty to engineers and non‑specialists.

Responsibilities

• Plan and run structural, dynamic, fatigue and multibody simulations of AutoStore hardware, from components to full assemblies.
• Work with design engineers from concept onward to turn design questions into the right analysis, and present clear recommendations.
• Contribute to mechanical design in CAD: create and modify parts, assemblies and drawings, and update designs based on simulation results.
• Support the team through rapid prototyping, pilot builds and production hardware, including design for manufacturability, tolerance and material decisions, supplier questions, build issues and compliance.
• Mentor a new‑graduate mechanical engineer on the team, guiding their design, analysis and prototyping work.
• Validate models against lab and field test data, and state clearly how far the results can be trusted.
• Support test planning so physical tests confirm and calibrate simulation results.
• Run design studies, parameter sweeps and optimization to explore trade‑offs in weight, cost, stiffness and durability.
• Script and automate repetitive simulation workflows with the Engineering Tools and Services team.
• Document methods, build reusable models, and share good simulation practice across R&D.

Skills

Mechanical simulation

FEA tools

CAD modeling

DFM/DFA

Soft skills

Python or MATLAB

Robotics experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

Abaqus

Simcenter

LS-DYNA

SolidWorks

Creo

NX

Job description

AutoStore System Inc. in Atlanta, GA, is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to embed simulation in hardware design. You will drive FEA and dynamic analysis to guide early decisions and help bring designs from rapid prototypes to production.

You will contribute hands-on mechanical CAD work, collaborate with design and test teams, and mentor junior engineers while ensuring models align with lab and field data. This role places you within a global robotics platform with broad impact.