Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics Hardware (On-site • Equity)

Calder Search; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

On-site work

Job summary

Calder Search is seeking Mechanical Engineers for hands-on hardware roles in the San Francisco Bay Area. You’ll design, build, test and ship complex mechanical or electromechanical systems for real-world robotics applications.

You'll work across mech, mechatronics, controls and software teams, owning the hardware from initial concept through production. This on-site role offers substantial equity and a path to senior levels in venture-backed robotics groups.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing and building complex mechanical or electromechanical hardware.
• Ability to design, test and ship hardware from concept to production.
• Experience with precision mechanisms and motion systems.
• Proficiency in tolerance analysis and GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical and mechatronic subsystems.
• Develop precision mechanisms, motion systems, and actuation.
• Select and integrate motors, sensors, actuators, bearings.
• Apply CAD, tolerancing, GD&T and detailed design.
• Perform first-principles calculations and FEA.
• Prototype rapidly with CNC machining and 3D printing.
• Hardware integration, testing, debugging, and ramp to production.
• Collaborate with electrical, controls, software, and robotics engineers.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Mechatronics

CAD

GD&T

FEA

Rapid prototyping

Tools

CAD software

FEA tools

Job description

Calder Search is seeking Mechanical Engineers for hands-on hardware roles in the San Francisco Bay Area. You’ll design, build, test and ship complex mechanical or electromechanical systems for real-world robotics applications.

You'll work across mech, mechatronics, controls and software teams, owning the hardware from initial concept through production. This on-site role offers substantial equity and a path to senior levels in venture-backed robotics groups.