The Role
Burro is the leading robotics company in the world by number of robots working outdoors in the field with real customers. Our mission is to free people from tedious work and solve the critical labor shortages faced by farmers and others that work outdoors.
To accomplish our mission, we need a world-class, diverse team where everyone feels comfortable sharing their ideas. With this in mind, we strive to create a work environment where every employee can be themselves and express their perspective – this enables us to deliver the most creative and innovative solutions to problems our customers face.
Headquartered in Philadelphia with an office in central California, and backed by top Agtech and autonomy investors, including S2G, Catalyst, Translink, Cibus, FPrime, Toyota Ventures, FFVC, Xplorer, and Radicle, Burro was created to solve the labor shortages facing farmers using robotics.
Burros can be described as Disney's Wall-E for agriculture and work outdoors, in a 1.0 format. They function, today, as computer vision based autonomous ground vehicles for carrying, towing, and scouting, and are designed to lay the base for the fully autonomous future of work outdoors. We have a growing triple digit fleet deployed in paid commercial use within vineyards, nurseries, berries, and beyond, and demand for our product is accelerating, so we are growing our team.
We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer to work from our Philadelphia office. Reporting to our VP of Hardware and systems, you believe in our mission and are passionate about hardware in real-world-use and production. You are motivated by making a direct impact on the trajectory of the company you work for. You enjoy defeating complex problems, and love to build, tinker, and create with a driven team.
The ideal candidate will have good mechanical intuition and great hands-on experience with prototype fabrication techniques (band saw, drill press, CNC plasma cutter, bending sheet metal, riveting, etc.). They will understand basic mechanisms, structures, can perform hand calcs, the design/development and drawing release process.
This role is in-person in our Philadelphia office, and thus requires relocation if you do not already live in the Philadelphia area.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and test mechanical systems, including attachments, that will scale into the production of 1,000’s of robots
- Collaborate across the hardware team, including embedded and electrical engineers
- Work closely with our operations and manufacturing team to ensure the timely and high-quality production of hardware components
- Continuously evaluate and improve hardware designs to provide a product that serves our customers, being mindful of both cost and reliability
- Perform testing and troubleshooting to identify and resolve hardware issues
- Keep up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends
Requirements:
- BS in Mechanical Engineering required.
- 3 years or more work experience in Agricultural, construction, or other user centric industries.
- 3D CAD experience in Solidworks required.
- 2D CAD experience per ASME Y14.5 standards required.
- Strong customer-first, product-driven attitude.
- Strong problem-solving skills. Hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves, can-do attitude in the lab or in field tests.
- Ability to communicate well and work effectively with high-performing teams.
- Experience with hardware testing and troubleshooting.
- A positive, winning attitude!
Nice-to-haves:
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and supply chain management.
- Experience designing mobile robots or agricultural equipment or automotives.
Perks:
- Competitive salary and benefits package (medical/dental/vision)
- Company sponsored Life Insurance
- 401K Plan
- Generous early-stage equity
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
RECRUITERS: We are NOT accepting agency resumes for this position. Please do not forward or submit resumes through our website or to any of our employees directly. Burro is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies.
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The Company
What We Do
Our mission is to solve the crushing labor problem faced by farmers today, by making collaborative robots a reality. To do this, we are starting first with Burro. Burro is a robotic platform that follows people and can autonomously run cargo around, relieving people of strenuous tasks which add little value, so that they can focus on more valuable work.
