Starship Technologies is revolutionizing deliveries with autonomous robots. These robots are designed to deliver food, groceries, and packages across college campuses and neighborhoods in minutes. Starship has now completed millions of autonomous deliveries to date, traveled millions of miles, and is currently doing more than 140k road crossings each day. Our contribution to society includes reducing congestion, and pollution, providing zero-emissions deliveries, increasing the quality of life for residents, empowering seniors and disabled people, and enabling affordable delivery for local businesses.

We’re hitting records on an almost weekly basis. Now is an exciting time to join as we grow rapidly around the world!

We’re looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join our Mechanical and Infrastructure Engineering team and contribute to the design of our next generation of self-driving robots.

In this role, you will design cutting-edge robotic components, ensuring they are scalable, high-performance, and ready for mass production. Your expertise in mechanical design and troubleshooting will be crucial in enhancing the durability, efficiency, and overall performance of our robots. As a key contributor, you’ll refine designs through continuous feedback and improvement, playing a pivotal role in transforming our robots into world-class solutions.

This position is in Tallinn, Estonia.  We are open to relocation for the right candidate.

Your main responsibilities are:

• Leading the design, enhancement, and development of mechanical sub-assemblies from prototyping to mass manufacturing, ensuring high reliability, performance, serviceability, and manufacturability
• Optimizing mechanical components for durability through strength calculations, material selection, and design refinement suitable for mass production
• Conducting advanced CAD design work to optimize components and develop improvements, utilizing feedback effectively
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including electronics, software, verification and validation, and manufacturing, to ensure seamless integration and smooth production transitions
• Ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulations throughout the design and manufacturing process

What’s in it for you?

• You can truly make a significant impact by being part of the design of the next-generation robot
• You can work on a unique product that requires seamless integration of electronics and mechanics
• Opportunity to work on industry-leading self-driving delivery robot technology on a uniquely large scale, creating history and making things happen
• You can immerse yourself in the world of technology and innovation
• You will have a chance to work with people with a strong inner burning and motivation. We are self-aware and seek feedback and improvement. We don’t want to wait until we are told what needs to be done but take it as a matter of pride to figure out solutions for topics in various teams and areas
• You’ll have endless opportunities to learn from our inspirational, talented team members across the globe

What we hope you’ll bring to the table:

• At least 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, with a focus on machine design in dynamic settings
• Strong theoretical foundation and engineering fundamentals, with the ability to approach problems using first principles to solve complex challenges
• Expertise in injection molding and/or die casting
• Proven experience with CAD systems, preferably SolidWorks or Onshape
• Strong analytical skills for identifying and solving complex engineering problems
• Excellent communication skills

• Deep understanding of mid-to-high volume manufacturing principles for scalable product design
  
• Experience with structural FEM/FEA to enhance design durability
  
• Basic understanding of mechatronics systems
  
• Familiarity with industry-standard product development processes and tools e.g. product data management, product lifecycle management, change management, quality management, etc
  
  

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