Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics — End-to-End Hardware

Calder Search; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Calder Search is partnering with an early-stage robotics company in San Francisco building autonomous hardware for industrial applications. We seek a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own a core mechanical subsystem within a highly integrated robotic platform.

This hands-on role spans from first-principles analysis and design through fabrication, assembly, testing and deployment, with ownership over design decisions and hardware iteration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years designing complex mechanical or precision electromechanical systems.
• Strong mechanical fundamentals and first-principles engineering ability.
• Strong FEA and hand-calculation experience.
• Experience with precision motion components (linear stages, ball screws, actuators and bearings).
• Strong CAD, GD&T and tolerance-analysis capability.
• Experience taking a meaningful subsystem through the full design, build and validation lifecycle.
• Ability to work across mechanical, electrical, controls and software interfaces.
• A hands-on build-and-test mentality.

Responsibilities

• Own complex mechanical and electromechanical subsystems from concept through deployed hardware.
• Design precision mechanisms involving linear motion, actuators, bearings and tightly toleranced assemblies.
• Use hand calculations, FEA and engineering trade studies to drive design decisions.
• Develop detailed CAD, engineering drawings, GD&T and tolerance stack-ups.
• Integrate mechanical hardware with sensing, electrical and controls systems.
• Work closely with software, electrical and controls engineers at system level.
• Support fabrication, assembly, testing and rapid hardware iteration.
• Diagnose problems on real hardware and turn test results into improved designs.

Skills

Mechanical fundamentals

FEA

Hand calculations

Precision motion components

CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Full design lifecycle

Cross-functional collaboration

Hands-on build-and-test

Job description

Calder Search is partnering with an early-stage robotics company in San Francisco building autonomous hardware for industrial applications. We seek a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own a core mechanical subsystem within a highly integrated robotic platform.

This hands-on role spans from first-principles analysis and design through fabrication, assembly, testing and deployment, with ownership over design decisions and hardware iteration.