Senior Mechanical Engineer - Robotic Construction Hardware

Verustruct; New Mexico; On-site; USD 135,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement: 401(k) with 4% match

Flexible PTO and holidays

Relocation support to LA area

Equity ownership potential

Job summary

Verustruct is building robotic construction technologies to automate housing with a focus on scalable, real-world deployment. You will own the mechanical design for the core machines and lead hardware development from concept to prototyping and field use.

You will mentor junior engineers, define mechanical architecture, and help shape a fast-moving startup culture with equity opportunities and relocation support to the Los Angeles area.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of mechanical design experience in robotics or related hardware.
• Strong CAD fluency, ideally in Siemens NX, with experience taking designs from concept to fabricated hardware.
• Hands-on experience with prototyping, test planning, failure analysis, and rapid iteration.
• Strong understanding of mechanisms, structures, actuators, bearings, tolerances, materials, and manufacturability.
• Experience with FEA, topology optimization, welded structures, sheet metal, machined parts, or large-format assemblies is a strong plus.
• Track record of shipping or deploying complex electromechanical systems in real-world environments.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving startup environment where design, analysis, fabrication, and testing happen in tight loops.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical subsystems for wall-supported robotic construction equipment, including automated formwork, locomotion, material delivery, consolidation, and auxiliary construction tools
• Drive component selection, tolerance analysis, structural analysis, DFM, and fabrication strategy for in-house and vendor-supported builds
• Lead build, bring-up, testing, and iteration of next-generation prototype systems
• Work cross-functionally with controls, electrical, materials, and structural engineering to integrate hardware into a coordinated robotic construction platform
• Develop design standards, documentation practices, and engineering workflows as the mechanical team grows
• Mentor junior engineers and interns while helping set the technical bar for hardware development

Skills

Mechanical design

Prototyping

Test planning

Tolerance analysis

DFM

Tools

Siemens NX

Job description

Verustruct is building robotic construction technologies to automate housing with a focus on scalable, real-world deployment. You will own the mechanical design for the core machines and lead hardware development from concept to prototyping and field use.

You will mentor junior engineers, define mechanical architecture, and help shape a fast-moving startup culture with equity opportunities and relocation support to the Los Angeles area.