Mechanical Engineer [Summer Intern]
At Cargo, we just closed several $Ms in funding from some of the best robotics investors in the Valley to transform a massive legacy industry, and we’re hiring interns for the summer.
Location: Menlo Park, California; in-person (5 days a week)
Early Deadline: February 15
Regular Decision Deadline: February 29
About Us
Cargo is building the robotic delivery platform of tomorrow. You can think of us as an automated warehouse on wheels.
After taking jobs at UPS and FedEx, we realized that the last mile was broken and parcel delivery needed a new approach. Although delivery volumes have grown 5x in the past decade, delivery vans are stuck in 1950 and today’s process is highly inefficient and injury prone. Our first product is the X1 Robotic Cargo Bay which reimagines the guts of every delivery van you see on the road, and saves hours of labor per day for each vehicle. Our vision is to fully automate the delivery chain with radically more efficient networks that reduce carbon emissions and congestion to enable a more prosperous and healthy future.
We’re a user and product-centric company, so expect to deliver some actual parcels in the line of work! We are pursuing aggressive build milestones and are aiming to fill this role ASAP. Get ready, there’s lots to do :)
What you’ll do:
Develop key features and subsystems from janky POCs and foggy inklings to functional prototypes serving actual customers: you will integrate motors, sensors, end effectors, mechanisms, and code
Brainstorm new designs and features to solve our customers’ problems, and collaborate tightly with our software team to identify dependencies build the best possible product
Use whiteboards, CAD, rapid prototyping, and elbow grease to design, test, and iterate
Codify promising designs with detailed engineering analysis and documentation (including drawings), specs & functional requirements, and test plans
Lead pilot builds of the systems and directly support and debug customer deployments
Personal characteristics: you are
Biased toward action: take initiative and get stuff done
Driven and gritty: can take punches and keep on going
A quick study: learn fast and teach those around you
Calm in chaos: keep your composure when work is a hurricane
Self-aware and low ego: take and give feedback with grace
You need to bring this:
Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or graduate degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Robotics, or equivalent experience
Experience developing complex mechanical projects: ideally including mechanism design, selection and control of servo and stepper motors, and integration of sensors, electronics, and cables
Some experience with manufacturing techniques for mid and high volume manufacturing
Strong mechanical intuition and shop build skills crafting proof-of-concept prototypes (FDM/SLA printing, woodshop tools, soldering & electronics)
High proficiency in CAD (SolidWorks preferred) including assemblies, FEA, & drawings
Experience building embedded projects in C++ using Arduino / ESP32
Good engineering judgment to meet deadlines and product performance goals: you can both hack and deploy fast, and structure robust systems that hold up to abuse and scale
You thrive in startup environments, and can multi-task and manage conflicting deadlines
We’d love if you also have this:
Worked on robot hardware in production
Experience with FMEA, tolerance, kinematic, and vibration analysis, DFM, and BOMs
Experience with metal shop tools such as mill and lathe
Experience with robot EOAT & manipulators such as vacuum pickup or soft robotics
Strong electronics and programming fundamentals including ROS or Python
Familiarity with software stack technologies (Linux, Git, etc.)
What’s In It For You
Be a founding teammate in a trailblazing startup transforming the delivery industry
Team culture driven by passion, ambition, empowerment, inclusion, curiosity, and fun!
Grow together – your professional growth and ours is critical to our company’s success
Help us build a culture that empowers individuals, emboldens teams, and rewards achievement
Pay: $30 - $40 / hour (depending on experience)
40 hours a week
Does this sound like you?
If you’re still reading and this sounds like a job you’d kick a** in, email us a resume and one paragraph telling us the most exceptional thing you’ve built. Include the position in the subject line.
Also don’t worry if you’re missing a skill or two - the right attitude and experience are more important to us than an exact skills match.
We’ll try to get back to you as promptly as we can.
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