Mechanical Engineer, Product Design

Cobot
Santa Clara, US
On-siteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward mechanical engineers comfortable with electromechanical packaging and thermal management, who thrive in a collaborative startup environment in Santa Clara.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with a background in industrial robotics and a history of full product development cycles
    — “Own designs from analysis and CAD through prototype build, validation, root cause, and design iteration”
  • Individuals with experience in environmental sealing and thermal cycling validation
    — “Experience with environmental validation such as temperature, shock, vibration, or thermal cycling”
  • Engineers who have worked on hazardous environments and understand explosion-protected equipment standards
    — “Experience designing hardware for hazardous locations, explosion-protected equipment, or other highly regulated industrial environments”

Things to consider

  • U.S. person status is mandatory and must be maintained throughout employment
    — “candidates must meet all U.S. person status requirements at the time of hire and maintain such status throughout their employment”
  • The role requires occasional travel, which may affect work-life balance
    — “Willing to occasionally travel”

How to stand out

  • Showcase a history of working on complex electromechanical systems and enclosures
    — “Experience designing complex electromechanical systems, assemblies, enclosures, or mechanical packaging”
  • Demonstrate knowledge of environmental sealing and thermal management techniques
    — “Experience with environmental sealing, ingress protection, thermal management, or environmental validation”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • robust mechanical designs
  • prototyping and testing
  • design iteration
Typical background
Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field

Skills & requirements

Required

Mechanical DesignElectromechanical SystemsThermal ManagementManufacturability

Preferred

Environmental SealingHazardous Location DesignFEACFD

Stack & domain

SolidworksFEACFDMechanical EngineeringProduct Design

About the role

Original posting from Cobot via Ashby

Cobot is looking for a Mechanical Engineer, Product Design to design and deliver the electromechanical systems at the heart of Proxie. You will own mechanical design from concept through test across both commercial and specialized robot development, creating hardware that is robust, manufacturable, thermally sound, and field-ready.

Join us to reimagine the future of human-robot interaction.

Collaborative Robotics is a team of innovators and builders redefining the future of human-robot interaction. We are working to realize a world where robots are a trusted extension of your surroundings. They work, adapt, and react around you. Not the other way around.

This role is located onsite at our Santa Clara, CA headquarters.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and develop system-critical mechanical hardware, including structures, enclosures, electromechanical packaging, thermal management, and environmental protection.
  • Collaborate with hardware, safety, test, manufacturing, and supplier teams to translate product and engineering requirements into robust mechanical designs.
  • Own designs from analysis and CAD through prototype build, validation, root cause, and design iteration.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field.
  • 3+ years of hands-on mechanical product design experience.
  • Proficiency in mechanical CAD; SolidWorks experience is preferred.
  • Experience designing complex electromechanical systems, assemblies, enclosures, or mechanical packaging.
  • Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including materials, tolerances, GD&T, and structural and/or thermal design.
  • Experience taking hardware through prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and design iteration.
  • Highly motivated teammate with excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • Enjoy working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and dynamic startup environment as part of a small team.
  • Willing to occasionally travel.
  • Due to the scope and responsibilities of this role, candidates must meet all U.S. person status requirements at the time of hire and maintain such status throughout their employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in mechanical design.
  • Experience designing rugged industrial equipment, robotics, material-handling equipment, outdoor electromechanical systems, or other complex electromechanical products.
  • Experience with environmental sealing, ingress protection, thermal management, or environmental validation such as temperature, shock, vibration, or thermal cycling.
  • Experience with FEA, CFD, or other engineering analysis tools.
  • Experience designing hardware for hazardous locations, explosion-protected equipment, or other highly regulated industrial environments.
  • Familiarity with hazardous-location standards such as Class/Division, IECEx/ATEX, IEC/UL 60079, or UL 1203.
  • Hands-on experience with prototyping, fabrication, and shop tools.

The annual base salary range for this position is $185,000 - $205,000 base plus equity and comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision plans, 401(k) plan, unlimited paid vacation time, paid sick leave, and parental leave. Our salary ranges are determined by role and experience level. The range reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the noted geographic area. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Cobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let your recruiter know.

To all recruitment agencies: Collaborative Robotics does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our employees. Collaborative Robotics is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

Source: Cobot careers (Ashby)

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