Senior / Staff Mechancal Engineer

The American pharmacy system currently struggles to meet patient needs. Long wait times, overworked staff, and outdated infrastructure have compromised reliable access to essential medications.

We are addressing these challenges today. We are a stealth-mode physical AI company working on a robotic pharmacy product. We are not just conceptualizing the pharmacy of the future; we are building it now.

POSITION: Senior / Staff Mechanical Engineer

LOCATION: Newark, CA (Hybrid)

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: FTE

REPORTING STRUCTURE: Head of Mechanical Engineering

About Us

The American pharmacy system currently struggles to meet patient needs. Long wait times, overworked staff, and outdated infrastructure have compromised reliable access to essential medications.

We are addressing these challenges today. We are a stealth-mode physical AI company working on a robotic pharmacy product. We are not just conceptualizing the pharmacy of the future; we are building it now.

About the Role

As Senior/Staff Engineer, you'll architect and lead the mechanical design and manufacturing strategy of critical system(s). This isn't just another mechanical engineering role, you'll be building complex electromechanical systems that handle medications with pharmaceutical-grade precision, designing for both high and low volume production, and scaling a patent-pending robotics platform from prototype to nationwide deployment in the tens of thousands of units. 

What makes this role extraordinary:

Direct impact on millions of patients through breakthrough pharmacy automation with the opportunity to design complex mechanisms from the ground up and scale to production while working at the intersection of precision robotics, computer vision, and healthcare automation.

Complex Electromechanical Systems

• Design sophisticated mechanisms for high-speed, high-accuracy medication dispensing
• Develop systems capable of managing hundreds of different medications
• Create pharmaceutical-grade precision systems that operate reliably 24/7 
• Engineer solutions enable prescriptions fill as faster as going to an ATM

Design for Scale and Production

• Lead Design for X (DFx) strategy for low- and high-volume production methods.
• Drive the transition from prototypes to production-ready systems, scaling to over 4,000 units annually.
• Establish supplier and manufacturing partnerships for complex components and assemblies.
• Implement cost-reduction initiatives and create comprehensive build-to-print documentation for repeatable, cost-effective production at scale.

Ground-Up Product Development

• Own mechanical architecture from initial concept through production release while balancing innovation with practical manufacturability
• Design systems for serviceability, reliability, and maintainability in field deployment
• Integrate mechanical systems seamlessly with robotics, computer vision, AI, and compute
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and pharmaceutical handling requirements

Test, Validation & Quality

• Lead design verification and validation (DVT) activities; establishing comprehensive test and validation protocols for mission-critical healthcare systems
• Implement reliability testing programs to ensure 99.99%+ uptime in pharmacy environments
• Create failure mode analysis (FMEA) and risk mitigation strategies
• Drive continuous improvement through field data analysis and iterative design refinement

Required Qualifications and Experiences

We don’t care about your degrees. We care about what you can show us! Send us your portfolios and examples of work and projects. 

• Ground-Up Builder experience, owning products from concept through production, design, test, and deployment.
• 8+ Years of hands-on mechanical/mechatronic engineering experience.
• Production Expertise: Deep expertise in DFM, high/low volume manufacturing, and scaling products from prototype to production.
• Complex Mechanisms: Demonstrated expertise designing sophisticated mechanical systems with tight tolerances and high reliability.
• Electromechanical Integration: Experience integrating mechanical, electrical, and control systems.
• Manufacturing & Documentation: Deep knowledge of diverse manufacturing methods (machining, molding, casting) and proven ability to create comprehensive build-to-print documentation for contract manufacturers.
• CAD Expertise: Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD platforms (OnShape, SolidWorks, Creo) with mastery of master modeling techniques.

How We Hire

1. Recruiter Screen: (30 min) 
2. Hiring Manager Interview (60 min)
3. Embedded Technical Interview: (60 min) 
4. Leadership Interview: (60 min)

What We Offer

• Early-stage equity in automated pharmacy dispensing at scale
• Direct impact — your code dispenses medication to real patients
• Small team, zero bureaucracy, high trust
• Hard problems: distributed systems, safety-critical software, regulatory compliance, real-time hardware integration

Compensations & Benefits

• Competitive salary 
• Meaningful early-stage equity
• Health, 401(k)

Why Join Us Now?

Impact & Growth

• Direct Patient Impact: Your code will improve healthcare outcomes for millions of patients
• Market Leadership: Ground-floor opportunity to define an entirely new category of healthcare technology
• Technical Innovation: Work on genuinely novel problems at the intersection of AI, robotics, and healthcare
• Career Acceleration: High-visibility role with significant growth potential as the company scales

Team and Culture

• World-Class Team: Work alongside exceptional engineers, AI researchers, and healthcare experts
• Direct Access: Work directly with the co-founders — with real autonomy and genuine influence over decisions
• Innovation Focus: Culture that prioritizes breakthrough thinking and rapid experimentation
• Mission-Driven: Team united around the goal of transforming healthcare through technology

Our Values

• Servant Leadership – Make those around you better
• Do the Hard Things – Healthcare, hardware, and company - building are all hard. We do them anyway. Convenience for us is life-changing for those we serve
• Own Your Work – Be accountable. Take pride in your output. We live and die by what you do — own it fully
• Default is Now – There's no better time than today. Default to action. What can we prove, learn, or simplify right now

Contact: If you have any questions, please contact us at careers@robotrx.ai