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. We're a team of dedicated, smart, and scrappy people. Our employees are passionate about our mission and determined to innovate at every opportunity.
What they're looking for
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or similar)
- 5+ years of experience in Mechanical Engineering role or relevant position
- Experience in the design and commissioning of hydraulic systems for industrial equipment
- Proficiency in reading and understanding complex hydraulic schematics for industrial equipment
- Experience in designing hydraulic schematics using CAD tools such as HydrawCAD, Visio, etc
- 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.
- Lead the design of various fluid systems related to tunnel boring machines and associated support equipment
- Develop hydraulic circuit schematics and select components to meet the hydraulic power requirements for various systems of tunnel boring machines.
- Act as a subject matter expert for hydraulic design projects, providing assistance and direction to other team members as needed.
- Employ competent use of judgment, hand calculations, FEA and CAD to develop and communicate designs.
- Own project schedule to ensure timely completion from conception to implementation.
- Communicate schedule to stakeholders and others with dependent systems, bringing attention to changes in schedule as they happen.
- Constantly evaluate how the system fits into the larger picture of a working operation. Ensure that design choices are in line...
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