Foundation Robotics

Foundation Robotics

Staff Mechanical Engineer, Suspension (Autonomous Vehicle Team)

San Francisco, CA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$175k-$210kDetected 26 days ago
Robotics

About the role

  • Your previous experience in robotics isn't a prerequisite - it's your talent and determination that truly count.
  • We expect that many of our team members will bring diverse perspectives from various industries and fields.
  • Who should join: You like working in person with a team in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

  • You care about aesthetics and design inside out.
  • Own suspension system development end-to-end: concept, CAD design, simulation, testing, and validation for off-road electric ATVs.
  • Design and iterate suspension components (arms, dampers, bushings, linkages, mounts, etc.) in CAD with manufacturability and serviceability in mind.
  • Support prototype builds and field testing, diagnosing and resolving mechanical issues quickly.
  • Document designs, analyses, and validation results to ensure clear handoff to manufacturing and future iterations

Requirements

  • You are highly technical - regardless of the role you are in.

Compensation

  • Salary The annual compensation is expected to be between $175,000 - $210,000+.

Benefits

  • Join us for the culture and the mission, not for the benefits.

Company info

  • Foundation is developing the future of general purpose robotics and electric mobility with the goal to save lives and augment human labor.
  • Our mission is to create an autonomous, crewless ATV built to be truly all-terrain.
  • Designed for commercial and defense use, it can save lives and take on heavy transport across mining, agriculture, construction, and more.
  • We are on the lookout for extraordinary engineers and scientists to join our team.
  • We are looking for individuals with a proven record of exceptional ability and a history of creating things that work.
  • We like to be frank and honest about who we are, so that people can decide for themselves if this is a culture they resonate with.
  • Please read more about our culture here https://foundation.bot/culture.
  • We are building technology; you need to understand technology well.

This listing is sourced directly from Foundation Robotics's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.