Senior Mechanical Engineer - Robotics Hardware Lead

Standard Bots; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock options

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Job summary

Standard Bots seeks two Senior Mechanical Engineers to own major subsystems of Bolt, including chassis, drivetrain, and safety hardware. You will take subsystems from concept through prototype and production release, and work hands-on in the shop and lab at our Boston-area office.

You’ll perform design, analysis, FEA, DFM, and lead design reviews while mentoring junior engineers in a fast-moving hardware team. On-site with flexible office days after ramp-up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related)
• 5+ years designing, building, and testing electromechanical products
• Experience taking designs through production release
• Strong in structures, mechanisms, load paths, stiffness and fatigue

Responsibilities

• Own the design of Bolt subsystems from requirements through production release: concept, detailed design, analysis, drawings, and release
• Run trade studies to set architecture: structure, materials, stiffness, fatigue, thermal, serviceability, cost
• Perform hands-on design: SolidWorks, tolerances, DFM for sheet metal, castings, machined parts, weldments, plastics; build/test prototypes
• Define and run subsystem tests (static/dynamic loads, vibration, drop, thermal) and feed results back to design
• Be the technical contact for subsystem fabricators; drive DFM/DFA feedback and support production issues
• Lead design reviews for your subsystem and mentor junior engineers

Skills

5+ years experience

Mechanical design

DFM/DFX manufacturing

Finite element analysis

SolidWorks proficiency

Documentation & reviews

Manufacturing support

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related)

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM/PLM

Job description

Standard Bots seeks two Senior Mechanical Engineers to own major subsystems of Bolt, including chassis, drivetrain, and safety hardware. You will take subsystems from concept through prototype and production release, and work hands-on in the shop and lab at our Boston-area office.

You’ll perform design, analysis, FEA, DFM, and lead design reviews while mentoring junior engineers in a fast-moving hardware team. On-site with flexible office days after ramp-up.