Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics

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About Watney : Watney develops autonomous robots to enable the growth of critical infrastructure. Having recently raised $21 million in seed funding from Conviction, Abstract and A

• , we’re partnering with the world’s largest hyperscalers to accelerate datacenter buildout and breakfix. Join now for a ground‑floor seat with outsized ownership and visibility as we scale from prototype to production fleets. Ship real systems, shape the rollout playbook, and leave fingerprints on a category‑defining robotics company.

Base pay range

$125,000.00 / yr - $175,000.00 / yr

What You’ll Do

Design custom mechanical components for our advanced robotics and teleoperations systems, including end‑effectors, grippers, manipulators, mounts, etc.

Develop and implement solutions for rapid prototyping of new hardware designs to ensure performance, reliability and manufacturability.

Integrate mechanical components within larger hardware systems, ensuring they meet performance and project goals.

Provide technical leadership and advise leadership on technology strategy and decision‑making.

Collaborate with Hardware Engineers and Ops team to support overall product development, enabling our autonomous robotics solutions.

What You’ll Bring

4+ years of mechanical design experience.

In‑depth, hands‑on experience owning end‑to‑end mechanical design of components and assemblies for robotics systems, medical devices, rockets, drones, automotive systems or similar.

Proficiency designing parts and systems using 3D modeling software such as Creo, Solidworks or NX. Onshape a big plus.

Familiarity with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T).

Strong sense of ownership, initiative, problem solving and analysis.

Effective communicator and collaborator with the ability to work closely with Hardware Engineers and Ops team in a fast‑paced environment.

Compensation

$125,000 - $175,000 annual salary. We offer competitive compensation, including equity and comprehensive benefits.

Seniority level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Engineering and Information Technology

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