Early-Career Mechanical Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Onsite in Santa Clara, California, United States

Salary: $140,000–$160,000 annual base salary, plus equity and comprehensive benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops robotic systems intended to become trusted extensions of human surroundings and is focused on human-robot interaction.

What you will do

• Maintain the health and availability of teleoperation and robot data collection rigs, fixtures, and supporting hardware.
• Diagnose and repair mechanical, electrical, connector, and cabling issues to minimize downtime.
• Build, modify, and improve rigs and fixtures using 80/20 framing, machined and 3D-printed parts, brackets, mounts, and cable management.
• Track recurring failures and improve rig designs and spare-parts strategy.
• Support the bring-up of new rigs and workcells as data collection scales.
• Partner with the data collection program manager and technicians, and grow into mechanical design work for robot development programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
• At least one year of hands-on experience building or maintaining electromechanical hardware; internships, research labs, and robotics competitions count.
• Comfort with hand tools, basic electrical troubleshooting, connectors, and cabling.
• Working proficiency in 3D CAD, such as SolidWorks.
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to work in a small, collaborative startup team.
• Must have and maintain US work authorization; the role is onsite in Santa Clara and requires occasional travel.

Nice to have

• Robotics experience through personal projects, FIRST or similar competitions, or research work.
• Experience with robot arms, teleoperation setups, or motion systems.
• Basic scripting in Python or a similar language for debugging and small tools.
• Experience soldering, crimping, and repairing cable assemblies.
• Familiarity with 3D printing, laser cutting, and basic machining.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as part of a small, fast-paced, collaborative startup team.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) plan, unlimited paid vacation, paid sick leave, and parental leave.
• Equity compensation.