Director, Mechanical Engineering
Company: Fulfil Solutions
Location: Mountain View
Posted on: November 13, 2024
Job Description:
Fulfilis a well-funded, rapidly growing, and inclusive company
that has developed a custom automation robotics system to pick and
pack online orders of groceries and other consumables, bringing
delight and a value proposition to consumers that doesn't exist
today. Additionally, its unique design and technology is
purpose-built to solve today's environmental problems in the
world's food supply chain. Founded by a team with previous startup
success and backed by top-tier VCs, we are committed to reducing
waste, improving environmental impact, and reducing emissions with
truly new technology. Our first commercial product launch with the
technology was in summer 2022.
We can't do it alone -- we're seeking curious, capable, passionate
team members motivated by the opportunity to create lasting impact
on the world through their work. This role offers ample growth
opportunities while working side-by-side with an impassioned,
multi-disciplinary team spanning mechanical design, software,
computer vision, systems integration, and ops to design and
operationalize world-changing technology.
Fulfil is committed to creating an inclusive culture, and we
celebrate diversity of all kinds. If this sounds like the kind of
environment that you find intriguing, then please apply even if you
don't feel you meet all the requirements listed below. We'd love to
hear from you.
Your Responsibilities
Searching for candidates to provide technical leadership for a
complex multi-robot system. As the leader of our Mechanical
Engineering team you will help make decisions and provide
architectural guidance to automation systems and mechanical
solutions, taking ownership of the development design cycle from
concept ideation through first build and beyond as we scale our
system to production. This role offers the opportunity to work
closely with a cross-functional engineering team including
electrical, software, integration and test, program management,
deployment and operations teams.
In this role you will:
- Champion generational and continuous improvement projects for
our automation equipment, both as a team lead and as a senior
individual contributor
- Oversee the development of challenging automation design
projects through conceptualization, design, first builds and
implementation into production
- Support the team in developing effective solutions to
challenging problems - from system level to individual
parts
- Create engineering processes and procedures to enable team
success
- Support the technical growth of your colleagues through
mentorship and co-design efforts
- Oversee accurate definition of project scope, requirements,
budget and timeline. Prioritize required work on projects. Align
work to the company business roadmap. Evaluate value of work by
trading reliability, opex, capex, throughput, and opportunities to
increase performance
- Guide design towards a focus on functional and efficient
deployment, large-scale manufacturing and lifetime
reliability
- Identify and implement mechanical design improvements and
product changes to solve issues. Verify fix effectiveness with a
data driven approach
- Lead cost reduction efforts as designs mature
- Implement and ensure good data hygiene: good modeling and
drawing quality, release workflow oversight, PLM integration, BOM
accuracy
- Work with global suppliers to ensure product and manufacturing
process quality
- Work with NPI and Operations teams to drive hardware deployment
in new facilities
- Impact company overall performance by contributing to a
positive work culture, encouraging good engineering practices, and
helping to create and improve robust engineering workflows and
processes
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in mechanical engineering or
equivalent
- 12+ years relevant mechanical engineering experience, 5+ years
leading teams
- 5+ years designing high reliability automation or robotic
equipment
- Experience working in both small startups and larger, more
mature organizations
- Motorized and pneumatic mechanism expertise
- Someone who wants to make the people around them
better
- Hands on aptitude - able to dive in and troubleshoot
issues
- Ability to generate ideas in response to complex issues and
execute on solutions
- Expert in CAD, specifically Solidworks; configuration with
PLM
- Experience in DFM and DFA
What we'd love to see
- Experience in industry designing and manufacturing
parts/assemblies/mechanisms in volume
- 6 Sigma training
- Project management experience
- Experience in food tech
- Desire to work in a fast-paced startup environment
- Care for local and global communities, and desire to make an
impact through technology
- Familiarity with regulatory standards relevant to automation
design
- Not afraid of robots
What You Get
- A chance to be an early member of a rapidly growing startup and
have an impact on company and technology direction
- Ability to solve challenging problems with a skilled and
dedicated multi-disciplinary team
- A balanced, highly collaborative work environment where we
encourage everyone to ask for and provide help. We value and
support individual growth through open communication and
feedback
- Hybrid work structure that provides some freedom to working
location
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 401K,
life and disability coverage as well
- A PTO policy where we encourage and expect all employees to
take time to enjoy life outside of work
- Discount on groceries from our store
- The salary range for this position is $220,000 -$250,000 plus
stock and benefits. Pay within the range is based on candidate
experience and relevant skills.
At Fulfil we value diversity and always treat all employees and job
applicants based on merit, qualifications, competence, and talent.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color,
national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status,
veteran status, or disability status.
#J-18808-Ljbffr
Keywords: Fulfil Solutions, Tracy , Director, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering , Mountain View, California
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...