CAD Designer

About Standard Bots

Standard Bots is a New York-based robotics company building AI-powered six-axis robot arms designed and manufactured in the United States. Founded to make industrial automation more accessible and affordable, Standard Bots takes a vertically integrated approach — developing its own hardware, software, vision system, and electronics — so manufacturers of all sizes can deploy robots without specialized expertise or coding skills.

Standard Bots’ robots are trusted by organizations ranging from independent machine shops to NASA and Lockheed Martin. Standard Bots is the largest U.S. industrial robotics company by robots shipped and one of the fastest-growing in the industry.

This role is onsite 5 days/week onsite in our South East PA shop

As a Machine Designer on the Implementation team, you will be the mechanical design authority behind Standard Bots’ custom automation solutions. You’ll take customer requirements and site survey data and transform them into fully engineered cell layouts, end-of-arm tooling, custom fixturing, and fabrication-ready drawing packages — while collaborating closely with Automation Engineers from project kickoff through successful customer handoff. You’re comfortable leading design reviews with internal engineers and presenting CAD models directly to customer manufacturing teams.

You hold yourself to high standards on precision, manufacturability, and documentation clarity.

• Create 3D models and detailed fabrication drawings for robotic automation cells, end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), custom fixtures, machine guards, and structural support using Solid Works
• Design to manufacturing constraints for sheet metal, welded fabrications, and machined components
• Manage bills of materials (BOMs) for sourcing and procurement
• Apply GD&T principles to ensure designs are manufacturable, inspectable, and repeatable across production runs
• Conduct FEA on structural and load-bearing components to validate safety margins before releasing drawings to fabrication

• Develop full 3D cell layout models that account for robot reach envelopes, collaborative safety zone clearances, operator access paths, and equipment footprint
• Define and document EOAT specifications, interface plates, quick-change systems, and tool change architectures in coordination with Automation Engineers
• Collaborate on I/O routing, pneumatic manifold placement, cable management, and sensor mounting within the mechanical assembly design
• Review installation sequences and identify design-for-assembly improvements that simplify field deployment

• Present concept designs, CAD models, and layout drawings to customer operations and engineering teams for review and approval
• Incorporate customer feedback and site constraints — including ceiling height, floor load ratings, aisle clearances, and existing equipment interfaces — into design iterations
• Produce complete, accurate as-built documentation packages upon project handoff, including drawings, BOMs, and design notes

• Build and maintain a reusable component library of standard fixturing elements, EOAT components, quick-change tooling, and cell design building blocks
• Define and enforce internal design standards, drawing templates, revision control protocols, and file management procedures
• Identify recurring design challenges and propose standardized solutions that reduce engineering time on future projects

• 3–5 years of hands‑on CAD design experience in an industrial automation, robotics integration, or custom manufacturing environment
• Portfolio of completed automation or equipment designs taken from concept through fabrication and installation
• Demonstrated experience designing EOAT, fixtures, or custom automation components for collaborative or industrial robots

• Expert proficiency in Solid Works; familiarity with AutoCAD for 2D layouts and wiring diagrams
• Strong GD&T knowledge and experience creating production-ready drawing packages for external fabrication shops Design experience across…