Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Description

Seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our growing team and help develop the physical autonomy systems that enable large-scale mining vehicles to operate autonomously. In this role, you will own mechanical designs from concept through deployment, designing, building, validating, and integrating the hardware that allows sensors, actuators, compute systems, and drive-by-wire components to operate reliably in harsh real-world environments.

This role sits at the intersection of mechanical engineering, robotics, autonomous vehicles, and heavy equipment integration. You will work on everything from sensor mounting systems and ruggedized enclosures to vehicle retrofit kits and electromechanical assemblies. The ideal candidate enjoys owning hardware through the full product lifecycle and is comfortable moving between CAD design, prototyping, vehicle installation, and field debugging.

• Vehicle Integration & Hardware Ownership: Design and integrate autonomy hardware onto large mining and transport vehicles. Own the mechanical integration strategy for sensors, compute systems, antennas, actuators, and supporting hardware while balancing performance, serviceability, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Mechanical Design & Product Development: Develop mechanical systems including sensor mounts, enclosures, brackets, structural components, electromechanical assemblies, and vehicle retrofit hardware. Create solutions that can withstand vibration, shock loading, dust, moisture, temperature extremes, and other environmental challenges encountered in mining operations.
• Drive-by-Wire & Electromechanical Systems: Design and support integration of mechanical and electromechanical hardware that interfaces with vehicle controls, actuators, sensors, and autonomy systems. Collaborate with Electrical, Embedded, Controls, and Systems Engineering teams to develop complete solutions.
• Prototype Development & Validation: Design, build, and test prototypes using fabrication, machining, sheet metal, and rapid prototyping techniques. Develop validation plans and perform testing to ensure hardware performs reliably in real-world operating environments.
• Deployment & Field Support: Support vehicle installations, troubleshooting, validation, and deployment activities at customer sites and mine operations. Work directly on large equipment to identify issues, gather feedback, and implement mechanical improvements.
• Documentation & Scaling: Create and maintain engineering drawings, Bills of Material (BOMs), manufacturing documentation, installation instructions, and validation reports. Help transform one-off vehicle integrations into scalable hardware kits deployable across multiple platforms.
• Cross-Functional Engineering: Partner closely with Perception, Controls, Embedded Firmware, Electrical, and Systems Engineering teams to develop integrated autonomy solutions and solve complex multidisciplinary engineering challenges.

Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field
• 3+ years of professional mechanical design engineering experience
• Strong proficiency with 3D CAD tools (SolidWorks preferred)
• Experience designing, building, and deploying physical hardware systems
• Experience designing mechanical assemblies, brackets, mounts, enclosures, or structural hardware
• Hands-on prototyping, fabrication, and mechanical troubleshooting experience
• Experience owning designs through prototype, validation, and deployment
• Strong understanding of design for manufacturing (DFM) principles
• Experience creating engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical documentation
• Ability to independently solve complex engineering challenges in fast-paced environments
• Comfortable working onsite, in the shop, and in field deployment environments
• Autonomous vehicle experience
• Heavy equipment, mining, construction, agricultural, automotive, defense, or robotics industry experience
• Experience integrating sensors such as LiDAR, cameras, GPS systems, and radar
• Experience with drive-by-wire systems
• Experience working with actuators and electromechanical systems
• Hydraulic systems experience
• CNC machining, fabrication, sheet metal, or manufacturing experience
• Startup experience with significant ownership and cross-functional responsibilities
• Experience designing ruggedized products for demanding field environments
• Formula SAE, Baja SAE, robotics competitions, or other hands-on engineering projects

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request to [email protected].