Mid-Level Mechanical Engineer

Carnegie Robotics•Pittsburgh, PA

63d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Mechanical Engineer, you will be collaborating with an interdisciplinary team focusing on developing reliable robotic and automation systems for a wide variety of real-world commercial products and R&D applications. Projects have ranged from designing cutting-edge stereo cameras to developing entire wheeled vehicles from the ground up for specialized purposes. Carnegie Robotics works on one of the broadest spectrums of products of any robotics company: there are always new challenges to attack.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, preferably mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering or a related field
10+ years of experience in mechanical engineering or a related field
Product design background, including design work that integrates mechanisms and electronics
Experience working with Software and Electrical Engineers to design, develop, and test products
Strong ability with CAD tools (SolidWorks is preferred)
Solid background in engineering analysis including bearing life, motor loads, material selection, static and dynamic load cases
Experience doing COTS trade studies and make-versus-buy decisions
A strong sense of personal accountability and initiative
Ability to thrive in an independent environment
Strong understanding of mechanisms and the tradeoffs between cost, weight, reliability, lead time and complexity
Written and presentation skills required to communicate to external customers and internally to teammates
All hires must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Have a propensity to build and test things on your own time, exhibiting a deep interest in engineering design and analysis both in the office and at home
Ideal candidates will have seen robotics and mechanical challenges before and will additionally have: Experience with passive thermal design & analysis, environmental sealing, FEA, and custom gear trains
Familiarity with GD&T drawings, BOM management, and releasing products to a production group
Working knowledge of at least one programming language
Experience in production-level design and testing methods

Responsibilities

Performing engineering tasks across the whole product lifecycle, from initial concept development to supporting fielded products
Learning quickly about the requirements and challenges in a variety of applications including off-road autonomy, clean energy, the rail industry, agriculture, industrial automation and more
Developing requirements with customers and peers in exciting new robotics applications where the right solution isn’t obvious
Performing concept design and feasibility work to guide leadership in proposals and bidding
Modelling parts and assemblies in CAD (Solidworks) both for concept development and detailed sensor and mechanism design
Designing mechanisms with multiple degrees of freedom
Trading electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic power solutions depending upon the application
Identifying mechanical risks in a design and modelling failures and solutions using hand calculations, spreadsheets, programs (like Python scripts), FEA (Ansys) and CFD simulations
Creating drawings for manufacturing using GD&T, working with suppliers to improve design for manufacturability
Working with engineering technicians to quickly prototype in-house, using Carnegie’s waterjet, laser cutter, mill, lathe, sheet metal tools, welding equipment, and 3D printer farm
Collaborating with software, electrical and systems engineers. The office space, test facilities, production floor, and high bay vehicle assembly spaces are all under one roof
Testing sensors, components and subassemblies in on-site lab equipment like thermal chambers and a vibration table. Preparing test reports for internal and customer use
Designing tests for vehicles and robots on-site using Carnegie’s test track space, or off-site at test locations
Working with production technicians and engineers to transition prototype products to production validated builds
Reviewing the work of other engineers and providing insightful, actionable feedback on designs
Preparing and presenting product reports as needed for management, suppliers, and customers
Travelling occasionally (5% of time or less) to support on-site testing of systems
Performing other duties as assigned