TAR
Mechanical Engineer, Robotics
San Francisco Bay Area · On-site · Full-time · Posted Aug 15, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years of mechanical design experience on robotic or electromechanical systems.
About the job
Own end-to-end mechanical design and development of deployment machines for energy infrastructure, from early CAD and prototyping through fabrication handoff and fleet production.
What you'll do
- Design machine structures, mechanisms, actuation, and end effectors for handling energy assets.
- Develop and validate designs through detailed drawings, GD&T, material selection, simulation, and hands-on prototype testing.
- Manage vendors and production planning to scale prototypes into repeatable fleet builds.
What they ask for
- 4+ years of mechanical design experience on robotic or electromechanical systems.
- Track record taking machines from CAD to working, field-deployed hardware in a rapid-iteration environment.
- Proficiency in CAD and 3D modeling (Solidworks or similar), GD&T, and tolerance analysis.
- Strong mechanism and actuation design, plus materials, fabrication, and DFM expertise across steel, aluminum, and machined and fabricated parts.
Nice to have
- Heavy equipment, construction, agricultural, or mining machinery design.
- Hydraulics, pneumatics, other high-force actuation, or outdoor equipment sealing, ingress protection, and thermal design.
Pay
Up to $15K relocation bonus (relocation bonus); $1K monthly stipend for meals (stipend)
Tools
Solidworks, GD&T, FEA
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