Senior Robotic Mechanical Design Lead for Scale-Up

Kaleidoscope; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaleidoscope in the United States seeks a Senior/Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to lead end-to-end mechanical design and scale-up of robotic modules from concept through high-volume production.

The role focuses on electromechanical systems, DFMA, and manufacturability, with cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing, QA, and suppliers to deliver reliable, scalable hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end mechanical design and scale-up of robotic modules from concept through high-volume production.
• Develop full-scale mechanical architectures and detailed designs for complex electromechanical robotic products.
• Design components, assemblies, and mechanisms with consideration for performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and high-volume production.
• Apply Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) principles throughout the product lifecycle.
• Perform thickness/scale-up considerations, tooling and manufacturing process alignment.
• Partner with manufacturing engineers and suppliers to develop and validate tooling, production processes, and manufacturing specifications.
• Drive mechanical design decisions required to transition complex robotic modules from prototype builds into full-scale, high-volume production.
• Perform and/or support tolerance analysis, GD&T, material selection, structural analysis, and design validation.
• Identify design limitations and manufacturing risks early and develop solutions that enable reliable production at scale.
• Work closely with electrical, controls, systems, manufacturing, and other engineering disciplines to develop integrated electromechanical systems.
• Troubleshoot mechanical and manufacturing issues during development, production ramp, and sustaining engineering.
• Lead design reviews and provide technical direction on complex mechanical design challenges.
• Drive engineering changes and continuous design improvements based on testing, manufacturing feedback, quality data, and field performance.
• Collaborate with external suppliers and manufacturing partners to ensure designs meet quality, cost, and production requirements.
• Establish scalable mechanical design practices and standards across future robotic products.

Skills

End-to-end mechanical design

Electromechanical systems

DFM

DFA

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Material selection

Structural design

High-volume manufacturing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Mechatronics or related field

Tools

CAD

Job description

Kaleidoscope in the United States seeks a Senior/Principal Mechanical Design Engineer to lead end-to-end mechanical design and scale-up of robotic modules from concept through high-volume production.

The role focuses on electromechanical systems, DFMA, and manufacturability, with cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing, QA, and suppliers to deliver reliable, scalable hardware.