Mechanical Engineer, Robotics

Responsibilities

• Design the mechanical architecture of deployment machines: chassis, drivetrains, booms, manipulators, and end effectors that pick, place, and fasten multi-hundred-pound energy assets.
• Design custom mechanisms and actuation: kinematics and linkage design, motor and gearbox selection, bearing and joint design, and the tolerance stack-ups that determine whether a module lands where it should.
• Take parts from CAD through detailed drawings and GD&T, material selection, and design for manufacturing to vendor handoff.
• Engineer for the West Texas environment: heat, dust and particulate ingress, wind loading, vibration over rough terrain, and long intervals between service visits.
• Run structural and mechanical simulation (FEA, load cases, fatigue) to size structures and validate designs before cutting metal.
• Build and test prototypes hands-on: instrument them, run them to failure, and fold what you learn into the next revision.
• Own vendor relationships and production planning, and drive machines from one-off prototype to a repeatable fleet build.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of mechanical design experience on robotic or electromechanical systems
• Track record taking machines from CAD to working, field-deployed hardware in a rapid-iteration environment such as robotics, industrial automation, construction equipment, drones, defense, or an elite hardware startup.
• Deep CAD and 3D modeling proficiency (Solidworks or similar), with fluency in GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Strong mechanism and actuation design: kinematics, linkages, gearing, motor sizing, joint and bearing design.
• Materials, fabrication, and DFM expertise across steel, aluminum, and machined and fabricated parts.
• High ownership, bias for speed, and comfort with ambiguity.

Nice to have

Salary and Benefits

• Up to $15K relocation bonus
• Unlimited PTO
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• $1K monthly stipend for meals