Principal Mechanical Engineer

Picklerobot
Charlestown, US
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior mechanical engineers who own complex robotic platforms end-to-end in warehouse automation.

Best fit for

  • Senior mechanical engineers with experience in rugged hardware design for industrial environments.
    — “designing hardware tough enough for the warehouse dock”
  • Leaders comfortable setting technical standards across multidisciplinary teams.
    — “You’ll set the technical bar and collaborate closely with software, electrical, and manufacturing teams”

Things to consider

  • Direct responsibility for field performance and reliability of deployed systems.
    — “with direct responsibility for performance, reliability, manufacturability, and sustained field operation”
  • Must balance design robustness with manufacturability at scale.
    — “hardware that’s rugged, reliable, and ready for the realities of warehouse life”

How to stand out

  • Showcase examples of hardware systems you've taken from prototype to sustained field operation.
    — “own major parts of our truck unloading robot platform from concept through production”
  • Highlight collaborations with software and electrical teams on integrated systems.
    — “collaborate closely with software, electrical, and manufacturing teams”
  • Demonstrate experience designing for both performance and manufacturability constraints.
    — “designing hardware tough enough for the warehouse dock and elegant enough to manufacture at scale”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Principal

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What success looks like

  • developed innovative robotic solutions
  • improved warehouse automation
Typical background
degree in mechanical engineering or related fieldexperience in robotics or automation

Skills & requirements

Required

Mechanical EngineeringRoboticsManufacturingDesign

Preferred

Electrical EngineeringSoftware Engineering

Stack & domain

Warehouse AutomationRobotics

About the role

Original posting from Picklerobot via Lever

Pickle Robot is on the hunt for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to help shape the next generation of warehouse automation. Our robots do the toughest job on the dock: unloading trucks. We’re scaling fast, and at this level, you won’t just execute designs. You’ll own major parts of our truck unloading robot platform from concept through production, with direct responsibility for performance, reliability, manufacturability, and sustained field operation. You’ll set the technical bar and collaborate closely with software, electrical, and manufacturing teams to build hardware that’s rugged, reliable, and ready for the realities of warehouse life.

If you’re excited about owning a complex robotic platform end-to-end, designing hardware tough enough for the warehouse dock and elegant enough to manufacture at scale, we’d love to meet you.

Source: Picklerobot careers (Lever)

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