Senior Mechanical Engineer (On-site)

The role

Senior Mechanical Engineers will own major subsystems of the Bolt mobile manipulation platform. You will take subsystems from concept through prototype builds, test, and production release.

What you will do

• Own the design of Bolt subsystems from requirements through production release
• Run trade studies for subsystem architecture
• Perform SolidWorks design, hand calcs, FEA, and tolerance stackups
• Perform DFM for sheet metal, castings, machined parts, weldments, and plastics
• Build and test prototypes
• Define and run subsystem tests including static and dynamic loads, vibration, drop, thermal, and ingress
• Be the technical contact for subsystem fabricators
• Drive DFM/DFA feedback and support production issues
• Lead design reviews for your subsystem
• Mentor junior engineers

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related)
• 5+ years designing, building, and testing electromechanical products
• Experience with designs taken through production release
• Strong in structures and mechanisms including load paths, stiffness and fatigue, bearings and drivetrain components, fasteners and joints, and tolerance analysis
• DFM for sheet metal, castings, machining, weldments, and injection molding
• Proficient in SolidWorks (parts, large assemblies, drawings, simulation)
• Proficient in a PDM/PLM release process

Nice to have

• Chassis focus: AMR/AGV, vehicle, or drivetrain design; suspension and wheel module design; caster and tire selection; stability analysis
• Control box focus: thermal management of power electronics and compute, cable and harness routing, EMC-aware mechanical design
• Battery pack packaging and thermal management
• Safety certification exposure (ISO 3691-4, ANSI/RIA R15.08, ISO 13849)

Benefits

• Employee Stock Options
• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k)

About the company

Standard Bots is revolutionizing real-world automation by making robotic systems accessible to everyone through an AI-powered platform.