Standard Bots
Senior Mechanical Engineer (On-site)
$150K–$195K
Boston, MA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years designing, building, and testing electromechanical products, including designs taken through production release.
- Education
- Bachelor's or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering (or related).
About the job
Own major mechanical subsystems of Bolt, Standard Bots’ autonomous mobile manipulation platform, from concept and design through prototype testing and production release.
What you'll do
- Design and release subsystems, including the chassis, drivetrain, wheel modules, battery mounting, control box, compute, and safety hardware.
- Run architecture trade studies, perform mechanical analysis, build prototypes, and define and conduct subsystem tests.
- Coordinate with fabricators and cross-functional teams, support production, lead design reviews, and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's or graduate degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- 5+ years designing, building, and testing electromechanical products, including designs taken through production release.
- Strong mechanical design, manufacturing, and analysis skills, including structures, mechanisms, DFM, hand calculations, and FEA.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks and experience with a PDM/PLM release process.
Nice to have
- AMR/AGV, vehicle, drivetrain, suspension, or wheel-module design experience.
- Control-box thermal management, battery packaging, or safety certification exposure.
Pay
$150,000 to $195,000 (base salary); $150K – $195K (base salary)
Tools
SolidWorks, FEA, PDM/PLM, ISO 3691-4, ANSI/RIA R15.08, ISO 13849
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