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Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer (On-site)

Standard Bots · Boston

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In brief

Standard Bots is hiring: Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer (On-site) in Boston.

Duties

  • We're building Bolt, a mobile manipulation platform: an autonomous mobile base carrying our robot arms.
  • We're looking for a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead the mechanical design of that platform — chassis, drivetrain, battery packaging…
  • Reporting to the hardware lead, you will set the mechanical architecture, own the hardest design problems yourself, and guide the mechanical…
  • On-site you'll have a build area, electronics lab, test floor, and production robots steps from your desk.

Required profile

  • You've taken a mobile robot or comparable electromechanical vehicle from a blank page to production and know where the hard problems hide: stability…
  • You lead by doing the design work alongside the team, not by delegating it.
  • Our ideal candidate expects to spend roughly 60% of their time on design and analysis and 40% on mentoring, planning, collaboration, builds, and test.
  • SKILLS YOU'LL BRING

Excerpt from the ad

ABOUT STANDARD BOTS At Standard Bots, we're revolutionizing real-world automation by making robotic systems accessible to everyone. Our AI-powered platform enables robots to tackle unprecedented challenges through an…

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Where is the job based?

The job is based in Boston (United States).

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What skills do mechanical engineer jobs require?

Manufacturing employers look for people who are rigorous, careful about safety and quality, and good in a team. Machine operation, production software and quality procedures come up often in the ads.

Do mechanical engineer jobs involve shift work?

Often: many sites run two or three shifts, sometimes with nights and weekends. Shift and night premiums then increase your pay; the ad usually states the shift pattern.

Listing published by Youssef Douiri, founder of MakeYouFirst · Updated on 15 November 2026

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