Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Overview

The Carbon Robotics Laser Weeder™ leverages advanced robotics, computer vision, AI/deep learning, and lasers to eliminate weeds with sub-millimeter accuracy—all without herbicides. This innovative solution reduces environmental impact, promotes soil health, and helps farmers address labor shortages and rising costs. Designed in Seattle and built at our manufacturing facility in Richland, Washington, Laser Weeder is setting a new standard for automated weed control.

Carbon Robotics has secured funding from investors such as BOND
, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture arm),
Anthos Capital
, Fuse Venture Capital
, Ignition Partners
, Revolution
, Sozo Ventures
, and Voyager Capital
, driving innovation.

As a no-nonsense team with a bias for action, we take pride in executing our ideas. Whether it’s designing transformative technology or visiting farms to ensure our products are reliable and safe, we do whatever it takes to deliver for our customers. Working here means tackling big problems with big impact and opportunities to grow professionally, solve complex challenges, and contribute to a mission that matters.

We trust our team to act independently and make practical, real-world decisions.

Join us as we innovate, execute, and build the future of farming together.

As a Senior Mechanical Engineer at Carbon Robotics
, you will play a key role in developing new mechanical and structural robotic systems that will change how our customers do business. You will bring your significant experience in architecting, designing, analyzing, prototyping, producing, and supporting new products to multiple programs under development. You will help mentor and grow more junior engineers to help ensure the whole team succeeds. This role can be based in our Seattle or Everett office.

• Work on a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary team to ensure the successful development, deployment, and sustainment of multiple revolutionary robotics products.
• Architect, design, analyze, test, and support robot/vehicle primary structures, electronics enclosures, complex actuated systems, and life-safety critical sensor installations.
• Support, and at times lead, component and system level qualification test design and execution.
• Lead initial production builds with the manufacturing team at our Richland, Washington facility.
• Meet customers where they are—in farms and fields across the country—ensuring designs meet customer needs.
• Own standards and compliance scoping and documentation for the products you design.

• 8 to 15 years experience designing, testing, producing and supporting complex mechanical and structural parts, assemblies, and systems in the automotive, agricultural, aerospace, or equivalent markets.
• High level of proficiency with CAD and analytical tools (Solid Works and Ansys Mechanical).
• Extensive experience designing and producing sheet metal, bar stock, welded, machined, thermoplastic and composite parts.
• Extensive experience designing for harsh outdoor environments to protect against water ingress, rust, corrosion, and shock/vibe damage.
• Ability to prototype, troubleshoot, and iterate designs with ownership and collaboration.
• Ability to work with direct and matrixed management to achieve timely objectives.
• Past experience with component vendors to identify acceptable COTS components and leading Build to Spec/Build to Print efforts is highly desired.
• Past experience designing to SAE, DOT, and other applicable standards/codes is highly desired.
• Past experience as a Responsible Engineer, Project Engineer, Technical Program Manager, or similar is highly desired.
• Past experience working with a test engineering organization to set up, operate, and analyze results from shock/vibe and structural testing is highly desired.
• Willingness to travel ~10% of the time to support products in production and field environments, with demonstrated ability to work with internal and external stakeholders/customers.
• BS+ in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.

Qualified applicants will receive a short survey after applying to help the team learn more about you.

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