Founding Mechanical Engineer

Aseon Labs builds robotic pitstops for self-driving cars. A depot in a box for charging, cleaning and inspecting autonomous fleets directly in operating zones.

Autonomous driving is working. The operational layer around it is not. Today, fleets lose significant time and money traveling to centralized depots for charging, cleaning and servicing, creating dead miles, lower uptime and operational bottlenecks that limit fleet scale.

Aseon Pods are modular, rapidly deployable robotic stations that keep autonomous fleets operating near demand. By bringing operations directly into demand zones, Aseon helps fleet operators increase uptime, reduce operational overhead and scale markets more efficiently without relying on large centralized depots.

George and Dan are second-time founders and mobility infrastructure operators. Previously, they built and scaled Pushme to 5,000 stations across 40 cities and were acquired by TIER-Dott ($600M raised). Aseon Labs is backed by Y Combinator and headquartered in Redwood City.

Aseon is looking for a Founding Mechanical Engineer to own the physical design of the Aseon Pod from the ground up. As the first dedicated mechanical design hire you will carry full ownership of the mechanical architecture from day one. That means making crucial design decisions with limited precedent, navigating tradeoffs between performance, cost and manufacturability, and seeing decisions through from early concept into hardware that ships across the world.

The role is scoped for someone with 5+ years of experience in Mechanical Engineering. Exceptional candidates with 3+ years who can demonstrate the right track record may be considered.

• Own the mechanical architecture of the Aseon platform, defining how robotic systems, vehicle interfaces, electromechanical assemblies and off-the-shelf equipment come together as a deployable product
• Serve as the technical authority for mechanical engineering decisions, including system layout, packaging, assembly strategy, deployment requirements and make-versus-buy tradeoffs
• Lead mechanical development from concept through CAD, prototyping, EVT, DVT, validation, manufacturing and deployment
• Design and develop the core mechanical systems of the product: structural assemblies, robot mounting systems, gantries, end-effectors, vehicle interfaces and service access features
• Decide where Aseon designs custom hardware, where existing products are modified and where commercial off-the-shelf solutions are integrated
• Work closely with robotics, electrical and software engineers to integrate subsystems into a single product
• Work with suppliers and manufacturing partners on prototyping, fabrication, tooling and production
• Build, test, debug and improve hardware through repeated prototype and deployment cycles
• Help hire additional mechanical engineers as the team grows, while remaining the owner of the platform’s mechanical architecture

Must have

• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience with a demonstrable track record of taking complex hardware from concept to shipped product
• Ability to commute or willingness to relocate to Redwood City HQ (