Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Bedford, Massachusetts, United States

Company

hirify.global develops automated material-handling and robotic sorting products.

What you will do

• Develop system-level understanding of the Stride Shuttle Sorter and its interactions with controls, electrical hardware, manufacturing, installation, and service.
• Own complex mechanical projects from problem definition through design, analysis, prototyping, validation, documentation, release, and production support.
• Investigate reliability and performance issues using root-cause analysis, testing, field data, and engineering judgment.
• Evaluate design changes for reliability, safety, cost, manufacturability, installation, serviceability, and compatibility.
• Adapt the Stride platform for new customers, applications, environments, and market segments.
• Provide technical direction, review engineering work, mentor less-experienced engineers, and collaborate with manufacturing, sourcing, quality, controls, electrical engineering, installation, service, and product management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of experience designing, developing, and supporting complex mechanical or electromechanical products.
• Strong knowledge of mechanisms, structural design, materials, tolerancing, manufacturing processes, and component selection.
• Experience improving existing-product reliability through root-cause analysis, testing, and design changes.
• Experience with drawings, bills of material, design reviews, validation, release, and engineering change-control processes.
• Ability to work autonomously, investigate ambiguous technical problems, and build alignment within multidisciplinary teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with industrial automation, material-handling equipment, robotics, conveyors, or complex machinery.
• Experience supporting products in customer or production environments.
• Familiarity with reliability engineering, failure analysis, risk assessment, and design verification.
• Experience designing for manufacturing, assembly, installation, maintenance, and field service.
• Experience with SolidWorks, PDM or PLM systems, and mentoring engineers.

Culture & Benefits

• Hands-on technical work across the full product lifecycle.
• Collaboration with multidisciplinary engineering and operational teams.
• Emphasis on technical accountability, clear documentation, practical tradeoffs, and continuous product improvement.