Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotic Systems & Automation

Planted; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Company holidays

Paid time off (PTO)

In‑office lunches

Job summary

Planted seeks a mechanical engineer to join the R&D team designing machines, robots, and structures for scalable deployment. Lead the design cycle from concept through first build within a cross-functional engineering group of SpaceX/Tesla heritage.

The role offers a salary range of $125,000–$165,000 plus stock and benefits, with target experience around 5+ years. You will work on system-level requirements and oversee hardware from testing to deployment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar
• Experience in industry in structural, mechanical analysis
• Mechanical system design experience
• Hands on aptitude – able to dive in and troubleshoot issues
• Idea generation and execution
• Desire to work in a startup environment

Responsibilities

• Ideate novel solutions to challenging problems - from the system level to individual part design
• Design and develop automated equipment and mechanical structure, both major changes and from scratch
• Own challenging design projects from product development and delivery through conception, design, and assembly
• Develop system-level requirements and inform product architecture
• Develop structural and mechanical analyses
• Oversee hardware through test and deployment
• Develop and track to project schedules

Skills

Mechanical design

Structural analysis

Hands-on

Prototype development

Systems thinking

Startup mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Job description

Planted seeks a mechanical engineer to join the R&D team designing machines, robots, and structures for scalable deployment. Lead the design cycle from concept through first build within a cross-functional engineering group of SpaceX/Tesla heritage.

The role offers a salary range of $125,000–$165,000 plus stock and benefits, with target experience around 5+ years. You will work on system-level requirements and oversee hardware from testing to deployment.