Senior Mechanical Engineer

Our Company Miso Robotics is transforming the restaurant industry, and making food workers’ lives better. Our signature product is an AI-powered kitchen robot named Flippy which automates the dangerous operation of a restaurant’s fry station and cooks all sorts of fried items.

Flippy is powered by a sophisticated AI platform driven by our proprietary and patented technologies. Miso is a well known first-mover in kitchen automation, AI, and robotics.

The company has raised over $125 million from equity crowdfunding, which we believe makes it THE most successful crowdfunding story in history.

It has successfully piloted its products with the most prominent global brands in food, and now it’s time for the company to scale.

The company recently added a new CEO and other senior leaders, including a new CTO all of whom hold decades of experience operating growth companies.

Our CEO has a track record of successful exits, and we recently accepted a strategic investment and partnership from Ecolab (NYSE : ECL), a $70 billion public company which, as the global leader in sales of cleaning solutions to restaurants, truly knows how to operate at scale.

Our new leadership team is evolving the company’s culture from early stage to growth stage with new processes and disciplines, and is supported by a board that includes the former President and CTO of OpenTable.

With Ecolab’s support, we are building a world-class team, and are looking for more exceptional people to join us. Benefits We Offer Company Equity Flexible vacation Comprehensive benefits 401K plan Accelerated growth opportunities Free snacks from our robot chefs The Role As a Sr.

Mechanical Engineer on the Miso team, you will use your expertise in mechanical engineering to own the design, prototype, and commercialization of mechanical components of our robotic kitchen assistants focused primarily on improving the experience for the users of our systems.

You will work with users of our product to make our products easier to work with. You will own the full development lifecycle.

What You’ll Do Define hardware requirements and perform system level design trades with the product team. Collaborate closely with product managers, software, and other mechanical engineers to evaluate and optimize designs for customer needs, reliability, and ease of deployment into a live restaurant environment.

Lead the full development cycle of various robot subsystems (mechanical, electronic, software, etc.) to meet defined performance requirements.

This includes architecture definition, component selection, system design, analysis, testing, qualification, etc. Take ownership of the hardware delivery timeline and overall success from concept to deployment.

Design, prototype, and build mechanical modules for robotic systems. Implement rigorous testing protocols, creating testing documentation and test designs.

Iterate on designs to drive long term reliability. Build and maintain detailed component CAD models. Apply DFM on early-stage part designs to drive down manufacturing costs.

Work within a team to ideate, review and improve product designs. Identify and evaluate component suppliers and vendors.

Maintain inventory and BOM for parts within the system. Integrate mechanical modules with other systems (electrical, electronic, software etc.

Work with third-party vendors to procure and build parts. Aide in establishing supply chain and assembly paths for large-scale manufacturing.

Design and simulate component parts to reduce cost and increase reliability. Deploy complex electro-mechanical systems at scale.

Participate in design sessions with your team to build a shared understanding of the product. Attend daily stand ups with your team where you strategize on the work for the day.

Maintain documentation on the systems you create. Requirements BS / MS degree in Mechanical Engineering required. Masters degree preferred.

7+ years of mechanical engineering experience designing, building and testing mechanical systems or robots. Experience working in a team that designed, manufactured, shipped and supported products.

Proficiency in CAD (Modeling, Assemblies, Drawings, Motion); SolidWorks or OnShape experience preferred. Experience using PLM systems, assigning part and assembly numbers.

Ability to perform Machine Design analysis (bolted joints, stress / strain, load path / free body diagrams, dynamics / kinematics, analysis assumption) using both hand calculations and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for design validation.

Proficiency in using GD&T (ASME Y14.5) for creating detailed part / assembly drawings. Knowledge of various manufacturing processes, specifically machining, sheet metal bending, laser cutting and welding.

Experience using 3D printing for rapid prototyping (Formlabs, Flashforge, Ender, Ultimaker, Makerbot). Experience in integrating and validating automated systems.

Experience using Confluence and Jira. Ability to work well in small teams, able to leave a positive impact on working culture.

Ability to communicate well with people from different areas of expertise, from customers to designers to software developers.

Strong attention to detail, analytical skills and ability to learn at hyperspeed. Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Willing to go the extra mile to help the team. Adjust well to rapid change. Able to work daily in our Headquarters in Pasadena, CA.

Able to lift around 30 lbs. Compensation The pay range for this position is $100,000 - $150,000 + equity. The stated compensation range reflects only the targeted base salary range for candidates residing in the Los Angeles Metro area and excludes additional earnings such as bonus and benefits.

If your salary requirements fall outside of the range, we still encourage you to apply. At Miso Robotics, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where every team member is valued and respected.

We believe that diversity in our team drives innovation and creativity, which is why we strive to create a welcoming environment for everyone, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status. Powered by JazzHR