You will build, test, and maintain the X1 Robotic Cargo Bay as Cargo Robotics transitions from prototypes to customer pilots. Working alongside elite engineers, you will construct mechanical assemblies and electrical subsystems, execute reliability tests, and document assembly processes. This hands-on role is essential for scaling automated logistics infrastructure for the world’s largest delivery companies.
Mechatronics Technician (Contract) at Cargo Robotics
Join Cargo Robotics in Menlo Park to build the X1 Robotic Cargo Bay alongside a world-class team from Tesla and NASA JPL as we automate the global delivery chain with containerized physical AI. This hands-on Mechatronics Technician role offers the chance to construct, test, and maintain autonomous logistics infrastructure for the world's largest logistics companies, providing a high-impact opportunity to join an elite startup backed by leading robotics investors during a period of massive growth.
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Location
Menlo Park, United States
Compensation
Not Disclosed
Company
Cargo Robotics
Role overview
Cargo Robotics is building a robotic delivery platform that brings warehouse-style automation to delivery vans. Its first product automates parcel loading and retrieval, with the goal of saving delivery workers several hours per vehicle each day, increasing parcel capacity, reducing injuries, and improving delivery reliability. The company describes its broader vision as a fully autonomous delivery system.
What you will do
- Construct and integrate complex mechanical assemblies and electrical subsystems, including frames, actuators, and cable harnesses, using CAD, drawings, and schematics.
- Identify missing parts or design issues early and collaborate with the engineering team to resolve build problems without losing schedule during prototype development.
- Execute defined performance and reliability tests, document results clearly, and maintain an organized prototype shop to ensure safe and effective hardware iteration.
Who this is a fit for
- Possesses strong mechanical intuition and practical experience building or repairing mechatronic systems using hand tools, shop equipment, and 3D printing.
- Demonstrates electrical assembly fundamentals, including wiring, soldering, and proficiency with multimeters, oscilloscopes, and bench power supplies to troubleshoot complex hardware.
- Exhibits the maturity to follow strict procedures for repetitive reliability testing while possessing the judgment to operate effectively in a high-growth, early-stage environment.
Why this role is remarkable
- Build “world-first” technology that automates delivery vehicles, solving one of the most inefficient and physically brutal manual labor problems in global logistics.
- Join an elite engineering environment composed of veterans from Tesla, NASA JPL, and Stanford AI Lab, backed by the most prominent Silicon Valley robotics investors.
- Play a critical role in launching customer pilots for some of the world’s largest logistics companies with a clear path to full-time employment and early-stage equity.
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