Mechanical Engineer (Product Design) Collaborative Robots
Robotics for human-robot collaboration.
Permanent
Santa Clara, CA
Remote: Not specified
185K to 205K $ a year
> 3 years
Robotics
Communication skills
Mechanical skills
React
Solidworks
You'll be part of
140 employees
Our take
Cobot is a robotics manufacturer setting out to incorporate robots into our everyday lives, having them work alongside us in all walks of life. It is building a collaborative robot named "Proxie", which was built to create synergy between humans and robots. Collaborative robots are expected to account for about 10% of total industrial robot sales by 2025, so Cobot's target could certainly be a lucrative one. Founded in 2022, the company has already caught attention for its Flywheel Program, which delivers hands-on experience with robotics deployments for its clients' teams. The company is initially looking to target sectors such as bio-tech, logistics, healthcare and manufacturing and it’ll be exciting to see how this grows as the company scales. It’s still early days for Cobot, and though all the talk behind the project is thrilling, we will have to wait to see if its Proxie product lives up to both ambitions and its impressive funding rounds.
You'll be working on
- 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
- 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
We're looking for
- 3+ years of hands-on mechanical product design experience
- 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
- Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including materials, tolerances, GD&T, and structural and/or thermal design
- Experience designing complex electromechanical systems, assemblies, enclosures, or mechanical packaging
- Experience taking hardware through prototyping, testing, troubleshooting, and design iteration
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field
- Proficiency in mechanical CAD; SolidWorks experience is preferred
- 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
- 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
- Hands-on experience with prototyping, fabrication, and shop tools
- Familiarity with hazardous-location standards such as Class/Division, IECEx/ATEX, IEC/UL 60079, or UL 1203