Locus Robotics

warehouse automation

SeniorMechanicalEngineer

$130–170k Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
The Brief

“Senior Mechanical Engineer at Locus Robotics. Skills: robotics, mechanical design, electromechanical design, design for manufacturability, prototyping. support the development of our autonomous mobile robots and related accessories. Design individual components that can be manufactured in high volume at low cost while meeting functional requirements”

Industry & Context.

warehouse automation
Eligibility Requirements

requiring five (5) days per week onsite, Only local candidates will be considered, occasional customer interaction

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BSME or MSME with at least 7+ years of relevant industry experience, Academic or hands-on experience in robotics, mechanical, or electromechanical design, Familiarity with design for manufacturability (machined parts, sheet metal, castings, thermoplastics), Ability to design and execute experiments to validate robot performance, Hands-on prototyping experience (machining, 3D printing, rapid iteration methods), verbal and written communication skills, Working knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawing standards, Experience generating RFQs and collaborating with suppliers, Exposure to risk analysis methods (e. g. , What-if analysis, FMEA)

Nice to Have

Collaborative, hands-on team player mindset, Comfortable with occasional customer interaction

What You'll Do.

support the development of our autonomous mobile robots and related accessories

Design individual components that can be manufactured in high volume at low cost while meeting functional requirements

Proactively engage with suppliers to determine competitive manufacturing strategies for new and existing designs

Build and test prototype and pre-production robots and subassemblies

Work with manufacturing and procurement teams inside Locus Robotics to meet development and production timelines

Develop test plans for verification and validation of designs

Accurately document work and present this work to peers

and company leadership

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

work with the operations team to verify these approaches and incorporate their feedback; Work with manufacturing and procurement teams inside Locus Robotics to meet development and production timelines; present this work to peers, customers, and company leadership; Collaborative, hands-on team player mindset

Communication Scope

verbal and written communication skills; present this work to peers, customers, and company leadership

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