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Mechanical Engineer, Vehicle Integration & Product Design

Teleo · Palo Alto, CA · On-site

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About Teleo

Teleo is revolutionizing material moving industries by turning heavy equipment into supervised autonomous machines. Backed by Y Combinator.

About the role

Design vehicle-specific brackets, mounts, and mechanical interfaces for sensor and compute integration across diverse heavy equipment platforms Support integration of enclosures, sensors, and compute hardware onto new vehicle platforms using established architecture standards Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
  • 2+ years of mechanical engineering experience, ideally in vehicle, automotive, or heavy equipment integration
  • Experience designing brackets, mounts, or structural components using sheet metal, machined parts, or weldments
  • Proficiency in CAD (Onshape, SolidWorks, or similar) and working knowledge of GD&T
  • Familiarity with DFM/DFA principles
  • Hands-on experience with physical hardware, fixtures, and prototypes
More about this role

Teleo, a Havoc company, is a robotics company that transforms construction heavy equipment, including loaders, dozers, excavators, and trucks, into autonomous robots for commercial and defense applications. Our technology enables a single operator to supervise and control multiple machines simultaneously, delivering significant productivity gains while improving operator safety and comfort.

Teleo was founded by a team of experienced technology leaders who previously led the development of Lyft's Self-Driving Car program and Google Street View. Teleo recently announced its merger with Havoc AI, a fast-growing defense technology company developing coordinated fleets of autonomous maritime vessels.

This is a unique opportunity to join a team building technology with real-world impact. You will work on cutting-edge 100,000-pound autonomous robots and engineer complex systems at the intersection of hardware, software, robotics, and AI.

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will design and integrate vehicle-specific brackets, mounts, and mechanical interfaces for Teleo’s autonomy retrofit system across a wide range of heavy equipment platforms. You will also contribute to core product...

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