Full-Time

Mechanical Engineer

Updated on 4/25/2024

Apptronik

Apptronik

51-200 employees

Develops robots for logistics, manufacturing, construction

Robotics & Automation
Industrial & Manufacturing

Junior, Mid

Austin, TX, USA

Required Skills
CAD
Communications
SolidWorks
FEM/FEA
Requirements
  • 0-5 years of experience in development of robotic systems, or similar
  • Mastery of engineering fundamentals / first principles
  • High proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks, Creo, or similar)
  • Exceptional attention to detail
  • Excellent teamwork and collaboration
  • Outstanding organizational and time management skills
  • The ability to multi-task and manage conflicting deadlines
  • Strong written and verbal communication
  • Great team player able to perform within a dynamic start-up environment
  • Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with a small cross-disciplinary team of engineers
  • Participate in creative brainstorming for concept generation
  • Conduct engineering analysis to drive design decisions
  • Compare concepts via iterative design, prototype, assembly, and test
  • Detailed design of structures, joints, mechanisms, and actuators
  • Perform analysis (FEA, etc.) to optimize and validate design
  • Create GD&T-informed drawings, a Bill of Material, and procurement documentation
  • Produce assembly instructions and finalize project documentation
  • Participate in pilot build of your design

Apptronik specializes in building versatile robots for logistics, manufacturing, and construction, designed to work alongside humans and address labor shortages, high turnover, workers' comp claims, and work-related injuries. The company's robots are focused on accomplishing tasks that humans prefer not to do, with a forthcoming product named Apollo.

Company Stage

Seed

Total Funding

$19.6M

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

2015

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

12%

1 year growth

46%

2 year growth

129%