Principal Mechanical Engineer

Job description

Pickle Robot is on the hunt for a Principal Mechanical Engineer to help shape the next generation of warehouse automation. Our robots do the toughest job on the dock: unloading trucks. We’re scaling fast, and at this level, you won’t just execute designs. You’ll own major parts of our truck unloading robot platform from concept through production, with direct responsibility for performance, reliability, manufacturability, and sustained field operation. You’ll set the technical bar and collaborate closely with software, electrical, and manufacturing teams to build hardware that’s rugged, reliable, and ready for the realities of warehouse life. If you’re excited about owning a complex robotic platform end-to-end, designing hardware tough enough for the warehouse dock and elegant enough to manufacture at scale, we’d love to meet you. Responsibilities: Lead the mechanical design of major robotic platforms across the full product lifecycle, from concept and prototyping through NPI and sustained field deployment. Set the technical direction for how the Robot platforms are architected, packaged, and manufactured; make system-level decisions that hold up through production and deployment,...