Mechanical Engineer AI Data Collection

Collaborative Robotics, branded as Cobot, develops and deploys collaborative mobile robots for material-handling work alongside people.

Santa Clara, United States
About Collaborative Robotics

Its commercially available Proxie robot combines autonomous mobility, manipulation, perception, and fleet-management software for hospitals, manufacturing floors, and logistics facilities.

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About the Role

You will keep teleoperation and robot data-collection rigs operational through hands-on mechanical, cabling, and basic electrical work. You will diagnose failures, make repairs and improvements, build fixtures, support new workcells, and gradually contribute mechanical designs to robot development programs.

Requirements

  • BS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
  • 1+ years of hands-on experience building or maintaining electromechanical hardware
  • Proficiency with hand tools, basic electrical troubleshooting, connectors, and cabling
  • Working proficiency in 3D CAD such as SolidWorks
  • Oral and written communication skills
  • Willingness to occasionally travel
  • US work authorization

Responsibilities

  • Maintain teleoperation and data-collection rigs, fixtures, and supporting hardware
  • Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, and cabling issues
  • Build, modify, and improve rigs and fixtures
  • Track recurring failures and improve rig designs and spares strategy
  • Support bring-up of new rigs and workcells
  • Prioritize repairs and improvements with program managers and technicians
  • Support robot development programs through mechanical design tasks

Benefits

  • Equity
  • Medical plan
  • Dental plan
  • Vision plan
  • 401(k) plan
  • Unlimited paid vacation time
  • Paid sick leave
  • Parental leave