The Role
Lead end-to-end mechanical solution design for robotic parcel sorting and order consolidation systems. Own system layouts, 2D and 3D CAD models, BOMs, specifications, throughput commitments, site readiness, and mechanical-electrical integration. Establish design standards, approve drawings and BOMs, optimize costs, support manufacturability and deployment, lead customer workshops and design reviews, and mentor solution design engineers. The role requires approximately 25–35% travel to customer and deployment sites.
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Lead Solution Design Engineer (Mechanical)
Solutioning Team | Pune, India | In Campus | L4 / M1
About Unbox Robotics
Unbox Robotics builds the world’s most compact, AI-powered mobile robotic sorting and order consolidation
systems for warehouses and distribution centers — installing 10X faster, saving 50%+ space, and delivering 3X
productivity gains. Backed by marquee investors, we are scaling deployments across India, the US, and
Europe.
The Role
You will be the hardware and layout design authority for our sorting and order consolidation solutions —
owning specifications, BOMs, site layouts, and throughput commitments on our most complex deployments,
and setting the standards the rest of the Solutioning team designs to.
This is a senior technical role, not an administrative one. Even on the M1 track the majority of your time stays
on design work: you lead through design reviews, standards, and mentoring rather than through process
management.
Key Responsibilities
• Own end-to-end solution architecture and layouts for parcel sorting and order consolidation systems, and
act as design authority on the most complex deployments.
• Own the BOM — component selection, cost optimisation, lead times, vendor alternatives — and hold final
sign-off on every released BOM.
• Define and refine product specifications from deep knowledge of the robotic platform’s mechanical
envelope and its limits.
• Produce 2D Layouts & 3D Models (AutoCAD / SolidEdge) and 3D renderings for new configurations; review
and approve the team’s drawings against defined layout standards.
• Plan detailed site layouts with customers — robot zones, charging stations, induction and discharge points,
conveyor routing, buffer areas, operator workstations.
• Own integration across mechanical, electrical, and electronics subsystems — drives, sensors, power
distribution, charging systems, conveyor interfaces — and settle cross-domain trade-offs.
• Assess site civil and structural readiness — flooring type, flatness, load-bearing capacity, coatings,
expansion joints, ramp gradients, ceiling clearances — and call remediation scope or go/no-go.
• Set the solutioning standards the team works to: design rules, standard configurations, layout templates,
BOM structures, and design review gates.
• Work with Mechanical, Electronics, and Production to keep designs manufacturable, serviceable, and field-
deployable, and feed recurring field constraints back as prioritised product requirements.
• Mentor solution design engineers and run design reviews;
Requirements
• B.Tech / B.E. in Mechanical, Mechatronics, or a related discipline.
• 5–12 years in solution design, product or systems engineering, or industrial/warehouse automation.
• 3+ years as end-to-end technical owner of customer-facing solutions, concept to commissioning.
• Deep mechanical and electrical/electronics judgement — motors, sensors, power systems, wiring,
enclosures, safety standards.
• Strong 2D CAD (AutoCAD) and 3D CAD (SolidEdge); able to define layout and drawing standards.
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• Proven BOM ownership across electromechanical assemblies, including should-costing and delivered cost
reductions.
• Ability to read and challenge civil/structural drawings, flooring specifications, and site readiness.
• Strong analytical skills in throughput modelling, and process optimisation.
• Excellent communication skills to lead customer workshops and drive cross-team alignment.
Good to Have
• Robotic systems, AGVs/AMRs, or conveyor-based automation deployed at scale in warehouse/logistics.
• Industrial safety and compliance depth: CE, UL, ISO 12100, IEC 60204.
• Deployments across multiple geographies and on-site work with customer operations teams.
We Value
Location Pune, India (In Campus)
Level L4 (Senior IC) / M1 — technical track
Experience 5–12 Years
Reports To Head of Solutioning
Travel ~25–35% to customer and deployment sites
Compensation Competitive Salary
Ready to build the future of warehouse robotics? Apply now!
Skills Required
- B.Tech or B.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related discipline
- 5–12 years of experience in solution design, product engineering, systems engineering, or industrial or warehouse automation
- At least 3 years as an end-to-end technical owner of customer-facing solutions from concept through commissioning
- Deep mechanical and electrical/electronics knowledge, including motors, sensors, power systems, wiring, enclosures, and safety standards
- Strong 2D CAD experience with AutoCAD and 3D CAD experience with SolidEdge
- Experience defining layout and drawing standards
- Proven BOM ownership for electromechanical assemblies, including should-costing and delivered cost reduction
- Ability to read and challenge civil and structural drawings, flooring specifications, and site-readiness requirements
- Strong analytical skills in throughput modeling and process optimization
- Excellent communication skills for leading customer workshops and cross-functional alignment
- Experience with robotic systems, AGVs or AMRs, or conveyor-based warehouse automation deployed at scale
- Industrial safety and compliance experience with CE, UL, ISO 12100, and IEC 60204
- Experience with deployments across multiple geographies and on-site customer operations teams
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The Company
What We Do
Unbox Robotics builds software-defined robotics systems to enable logistics players to automate and radically improve their operations on-demand in a limited footprint and capital. We are applying proprietary Swarm Intelligence and ML algorithms inspired by nature to redefine the way companies sort and ship orders. Our 1st product UnboxSort is the world's first of its kind patented AI-powered parcel sorting robotic system that gets installed in <2 weeks, saves ~50% - 80% area, and improves productivity by > 3X to 5X. We have a strong team of alumni from the National University of Singapore, the University of York, and the Indian School of Business with international experience in robotics, manufacturing, and logistics. We are backed by 3one4 Capital, Sixth Sense Ventures, SOSV, Entrepreneur First, Redstart Labs (Info Edge), Arali Ventures, CIIE, Beenext, WEH Ventures, Force Ventures, Veda VC, and an impressive set of angel investors.
