Mechanical Engineer

Paradigm Robotics is an Austin, Texas based robotics startup building rugged, scalable robots for situational awareness in hazardous environments. We serve firefighting, emergency response, public safety, oil & gas, defense, and industrial markets. Our mission is to create a new paradigm of scalable, reliable, and useful robots for real-world hazardous operations providing critical solutions to the most dangerous problems out there.

We've raised an oversubscribed round from top-tier venture firms. We’re working directly with over 80 of the largest fire departments, law enforcement agencies, industrial teams, and military units across the U.S., including the Air Force, Army, and SERDP. Our robots are built with and for firefighters, first responders, warfighters, and emergency crews.

• Own complex systems and see them through all levels of product maturity
• Design innovative solutions given system requirements, producing 3D CAD and proof-of-concepts
• Drive concept validation and critical learnings through rapid iteration; jerry-rigging test platforms when its faster
• Conduct analysis to ensure designs satisfy strength, reliability, and assembly requirements
• Lead and participate in design reviews and issue triages, ensuring buy-in from cross-disciplinary engineers
• Generate assembly layouts and detailed engineering drawings using GD&T concepts
• Work with suppliers and manufacturers to ensure parts are well-produced when necessary
• Develop and execute testing plans; performing root cause analysis on failures in development and deployment
• Design and build jigs, test fixtures, and tools when required
• Assemble systems to test performance and integration, and to help with robot manufacturing
• Document design justifications, analysis, test results, and recommendations
• Communicate directly with users as necessary to determine engineering direction for specific features, and to reduce vagueness of requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience in mechanical design and analysis, specifically for complex systems
• Experience with the full product lifecycle, from design to production and commercialization
• Proficient in CAD and mechanical/thermal FEA analysis software (such as Solidworks and Ansys)
• Working knowledge of GD&T

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3+ years of professional design and analysis experience for complex robotic systems
• Proven commercial experience with product development and the full product lifecycle
• Worked at a high-growth startup
• Strong entrepreneurial track record being an engineer, founder, or operator at a 0 to 1 startup, able and prepared to support scaling across all aspects of engineering, operations, and business
• Expert knowledge of GD&T

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Willing to work long hours, especially when necessary for critical milestones
• Hands-on in design, assembly, testing, and in-field deployments
• Open to providing mechanical engineering guidance to other team members when needed
• Eager to implement best practices, and fast to communicate needs and desired process changes
• Willing to provide feedback to management and team early and often