Staff Design Engineer
GrayMatter Robotics provides physical-AI robotic systems and a factory AI platform for industrial manufacturing, including surface-finishing, inspection, and coating workflows.
Funding history
About GrayMatter Robotics
GrayMatter Robotics builds Factory SuperIntelligence (FSI), combining proprietary AI models, domain agents, process optimization, robotic hardware, training, and support to automate demanding manufacturing work.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will develop and test robotic hardware from concept through production and end-of-life support. You will design mechanisms and tooling, perform structural and thermal analysis, prototype and integrate components, manage suppliers and BOMs, lead safety and failure investigations, reduce costs, and mentor junior engineers.
Requirements
- BS/MS in mechanical engineering or equivalent experience
- Experience with 3D solid modeling, analysis, and 2D manufacturing drawings
- Understanding of manufacturing processes, including machining, welding, sheet-metal fabrication, and 3D prototyping
- Understanding of manufacturing materials
- 8+ years of CAD, prototyping, fabrication, or 3D-printing design experience
- Communication and cross-functional collaboration skills
- Ability to conduct root-cause corrective actions and trade studies
- Problem-solving ability
Responsibilities
- Design robotic hardware, mechanisms, and system architectures
- Drive design-for-manufacturing improvements for end-of-arm tooling
- Conduct finite-element and thermal simulations
- Perform structural analysis and simulation
- Prototype hardware using 3D printers and CNC machines
- Select electrical, mechanical, and pneumatic hardware
- Integrate motors, sensors, and cabling into mechanical assemblies
- Troubleshoot and optimize hardware and automation systems
- Lead root-cause investigations for field failures and manufacturing defects
- Lead mechanical risk assessments and ensure industrial safety compliance
- Implement GD&T, tolerance analysis, design for manufacturing, and design for assembly
- Define customer requirements, validate feasibility, and coordinate material procurement
- Maintain BOMs and PDM records for inventory and deployment
- Execute value analysis and value engineering cost-reduction efforts
- Manage machine-shop and component-supplier relationships
- Recommend validation and testing protocols
- Oversee the mechanical product lifecycle
- Mentor junior engineers
Benefits
- Equity
- Bonus
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Unlimited PTO
- 401(k) plan with employer match
- Regular offsite events
- Discretionary productivity fund