Job Description

Locus Robotics is developing a family of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) to increase efficiency in warehouse goods management.  We seek a Mechanical Test Engineer to support current robot and accessory development.  This position will report to the Director of Hardware, R&D

Job Responsibilities: 

• Aid in the interpretation of relevant standards for collaborative robots
• Develop test plans for robot systems and components
• Design test equipment as needed
• Coordinate, schedule and oversee testing with external text houses and development partners
• Perform physical tests on or off site (up to 20% domestic travel may be required)
• Reduce test data, develop written test reports
• Summarize and present findings to non-technical staff with a mixture of PowerPoint slides,  video calls and in-person communication

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or a related field and 3+ years experience

or

• M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or a related field
• Ability to generate free body diagrams for static and dynamic analysis of differential drive robots
• Experience testing robot platforms to correlate dynamic models
• Experience developing predictive tools with MS Excel or MATLAB for robot behavior under different loading and operating conditions
• 4 years experience with MSWord, MS Excel
• 1 Year experience with  PowerPoint
• 1 year experience with 3D CAD tools

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with MATLAB or other advanced data analysis tools
• Experience with Simulink or other simulation tools
• Experience developing functional requirements and evaluation against the same
• Experience with risk analysis techniques, e.g. “What-if” or FMEA techniques
• Team player, with a hands-on approach and collaborative attitude