The Boring Company builds safe, fast-to-dig, low-cost transportation, utility and freight tunnels — solving traffic with Loop, powered by the Prufrock tunnel boring machine. Backed by Sequoia.
About the role
The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 1+ years of experience in design, build and testing
- Proficiency using SolidWorks
- Basic proficiency in machine design
- Experience in creating manufacturing drawings
- Hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing - can be in a professional, academic or recreational setting
More about this role
The Boring Company was founded to solve the problem of soul-destroying traffic by creating an underground network of tunnels. Today, we are creating the technology to increase tunneling speed and decrease costs by a factor of 10 or more with the ultimate goal of making Hyperloop adoption viable and enabling rapid transit across densely populated regions.
The Music City Loop is a first of its kind transportation system in Nashville. We are looking for a Mechanical Engineer with strong design skills to work onsite in Nashville and play a key role in the progression of the Music City Loop.
- Design various systems and sub-systems related to operations such as boring machine parts, support systems, support system equipment, passenger/construction vehicles, and tunnel infrastructure.
- React to real life situations in the field, creating and designing parts to solve unforeseen issues.
- Employ competent use of judgment, hand calculations, FEA and CAD to develop and communicate designs.
- Adhere to the project schedule and ensure timely completion from conception to implementation.
- Communicate schedule to stakeholders and others with dependent systems, bringing attention to changes in...
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