Senior Mechanical Engineer – Robotics & Product Development

Red Barn Robotics; Tukwila (WA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Red Barn Robotics, a Seattle-based startup building autonomous weeding robots, seeks an experienced mechanical engineer to own mission-critical systems. You’ll thrive solving real-world farming challenges and iterating prototypes quickly in a hands-on, field-facing role.

You will contribute across design and testing, bringing practical solutions from concept to deployment while supporting sustainable farming at scale.

Qualifications

• Vehicle Design Experience: You know how to build something that moves.
• End-to-End Builder: You’ve taken complex mechanical systems from a blank sheet through to deployment.
• Seattle-Based/Willing to Move: We build physical stuff - you need to be where the robots are
• 5+ Years Getting Stuff Done: You've built real things that really work
• Fast Prototyper: You know how to test a concept in a days, not a months
• Scrappy as Hell: MacGyver is your spirit animal - you can build amazing things with limited resources
• Direct Communicator: You speak up when something's wrong and can explain complex ideas simply
• Mission-Driven: You care about bringing the future of sustainable farming to life
• Jack/Jill of All Trades: You are excited to build as a team and hate hearing people say "that’s not my job"
• Startup Experience: You've thrived in fast paced environments before
• Field-Tough Design Skills: You know how to build things that don't break when they hit a rock
• Farm Experience: You’ve either spent time on a farm or working directly with farm machinery

Skills

Vehicle Design Experience

End-to-End Builder

Seattle-Based/Willing to Move

5+ Years Getting Stuff Done

Fast Prototyper

Scrappy as Hell

Direct Communicator

Mission-Driven

Jack/Jill of All Trades

Startup Experience

Field-Tough Design Skills

Farm Experience

Job description

About The Company
Are you excited to create sustainable solutions to real-world problems? Are you sick of long reporting chains and want to help build a company from the ground up? Then come join our team at Red Barn Robotics! We are a Seattle based start-up building autonomous weeding robots that will revolutionize organic farming and transform our food system. We're a YC funded startup, here to build real technology that solves real problems for real farmers. Our team moves fast and isn't afraid to get our hands dirty in the field (literally). Come join us and build the technology needed to feed the world!

About The Company
Are you excited to create sustainable solutions to real-world problems? Are you sick of long reporting chains and want to help build a company from the ground up? Then come join our team at Red Barn Robotics! We are a Seattle based start-up building autonomous weeding robots that will revolutionize organic farming and transform our food system. We're a YC funded startup, here to build real technology that solves real problems for real farmers. Our team moves fast and isn't afraid to get our hands dirty in the field (literally). Come join us and build the technology needed to feed the world!
Overview of the Role
We are looking for an experienced mechanical engineer to join our team. We are a small team so you will have ownership of mission critical systems, but we need someone who thrives on solving the problems that we are sure to encounter along the way. We are seeking a creative problem solver who possessesan intuitive grasp of physics and engineering fundamentals,is equally comfortablehacking together a prototype as they are troubleshooting issues that come up in the field. We need someone who is excitedaboutsolvingthetough engineering challengesrequired toinnovate with our team. Must Haves

• Vehicle Design Experience: You know how to build something that moves
• End-to-End Builder: You’ve taken complex mechanical systems from a blank sheet through to deployment.
• Seattle-Based/Willing to Move: We build physical stuff - you need to be where the robots are
• 5+ Years Getting Stuff Done: You've built real things that really work
• Fast Prototyper: You know how to test a concept in a days, not a months
• Scrappy as Hell: MacGyver is your spirit animal - you can build amazing things with limited resources
• Direct Communicator: You speak up when something's wrong and can explain complex ideas simply
• Mission-Driven: You care about bringing the future of sustainable farming to life

Nice To Haves

• Jack/Jill of All Trades: You are excited to build as a team and hate hearing people say "that's not my job"
• Startup Experience: You've thrived in fast paced environments before
• Field-Tough Design Skills: You know how to build things that don't break when they hit a rock
• Farm Experience: You’ve either spent time on a farm or working directly with farm machinery

Why Join Us

• Ownership: Maximize your time working on cool problems
• Near-term Impact: Your designs will be in the field helping farmers within weeks, not years
• No Red Tape: No need to spend your time navigating 15 approval layers
• Own Critical Systems: You will be building the core of our competitive advantage
• Impact The Planet: Help make organic farming economically viable at scale
• Grow With Us: Help build a new company culture instead of trying to fit into someone else's