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About the role
We're building Bolt, a mobile manipulation platform: an autonomous mobile base carrying our robot arms. We're looking for a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical design of that platform — chassis, drivetrain, battery packaging, control box, and the structure that ties the arms to the base — from concept through a certified fleet. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Experience: Bachelor's or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related) and 10+ years of product design, including a mobile robot, AMR/AGV, or similar electromechanical vehicle shipped at scale
- Mechanical Depth: Mastery of structures and mechanisms — load path design, fatigue, stiffness, bearings and drivetrain components, sheet metal and casting design, tolerance analysis
- Analysis: Hand calcs first, FEA when it earns its keep, you can size a frame, a wheel module, or a battery mount and defend the numbers
- Tool Fluency: Expert in SolidWorks (parts, large assemblies, drawings, simulation) and comfortable with PDM/PLM release processes
- Leadership: You have led engineers through an NPI cycle and made them better, you give direct, specific design feedback
- Clarity of Communication: Clear design documentation, crisp trade studies, and design reviews that move decisions
More about this role
At Standard Bots, we're revolutionizing real-world automation by making robotic systems accessible to everyone. Our AI-powered platform enables robots to tackle unprecedented challenges through an intuitive instruction interface, bringing the power of software automation to physical spaces.
We're building Bolt, a mobile manipulation platform: an autonomous mobile base carrying our robot arms. We're looking for a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical design of that platform — chassis, drivetrain, battery packaging, control box, and the structure that ties the arms to the base — from concept through a certified fleet. Reporting to the hardware lead, you will set the mechanical architecture, own the hardest design problems yourself, and guide the mechanical engineers through prototype builds, test, and production release.
This is an on-site role based at our new Boston-area office, where Bolt is designed, built, and tested, with some flexibility on days in the office once you're up to speed. On-site you'll have a build area, electronics lab, test floor, and production robots steps from your desk.
Own the mechanical architecture of the Bolt platform: chassis and...
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