Full-Time

Principal Engineer

Updated on 5/17/2024

Honeybee Robotics

Honeybee Robotics

201-500 employees

Develops robotic systems for space exploration

Robotics & Automation
Aerospace

Senior

Longmont, CO, USA

Required Skills
Product Design
SolidWorks
Requirements
  • 10+ years of post-grad experience developing custom mechatronic products
  • Experience with rapid prototyping methods, including hardware & software for fast proof-of-concept development
  • Experience writing and maintaining design and test quality assurance documentation
  • Demonstrable hands-on experience with all phases of development, including requirements analysis, prototype design, product design, assembly, debugging, and testing
  • Expert in CAD (e.g., Solidworks or equivalent)
  • Excellent intra-team and client-facing collaboration and communication skills
Responsibilities
  • Understand the voice of the customer and continually inject that vision into the product development effort
  • Develop conceptual designs and work plans for new product development, including estimation of resources required
  • Perform top-level architectural design and preliminary analysis/sizing of spaceflight electromechanical hardware
  • Act as the primary interface between mechanical and electrical engineering teams
  • Analyze and define product functional requirements
  • Analyze and define subsystem requirements, including mechanical, electronic, embedded systems and software, etc.
  • Own product functional and validation requirements
  • Perform hazards and risk analysis and develop mitigation strategies
  • Apply engineering principles to and directly participate in the design, fabrication, assembly, and test of various mechatronic systems
  • Generate and review fabrication, test, and quality assurance documentation and vendor specifications

Honeybee Robotics is a leader in developing advanced robotic systems specifically designed for harsh environments such as space. With a focus on high-performance motion control, mechatronic systems, and integrated solutions for planetary exploration, the company excels in creating dependable technologies for drilling, sampling, and in-situ resource utilization in space. This contributes to a workplace culture that thrives on technical excellence and innovation, providing employees with unique challenges and the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects that pioneer new frontiers.

Company Stage

M&A

Total Funding

$149.9K

Headquarters

Longmont, Colorado

Founded

1983

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

12%

2 year growth

44%