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Senior Mechanical Engineer, RoboticsWatney Robotics Inc • San Francisco, CA, United States
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics

Watney Robotics Inc • San Francisco, CA, United States
4 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics

Join to apply for the Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics role at Watney Robotics Inc.

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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