Position: Mechanical Designer (Clearpath Robotics)
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Experience: 3+ Years relevant experience
Education: Degree/Diploma in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent Experience
Division: Clearpath Robotics by Rockwell Automation
About Clearpath Robotics by Rockwell Automation
Clearpath Robotics is a global leader in unmanned vehicle robotics for research and development, and provides hardware, software, and services to enable mobile robotics product deployment, and operation. Clearpath works with over 500 of the world’s most innovative brands in over 40 countries, serving markets that span mining, military, agriculture, aerospace, and academia. Clearpath was recognized as a Robotics Business Review’s RBR50 Robotics Innovation Awards 2023 Winner. For more information, visit clearpathrobotics.com.
Clearpath Robotics was acquired by Rockwell Automation effective October 2023. Rockwell is a global technology leader focused on helping the world’s manufacturers be more productive, sustainable, and agile. With more than 28,000 employees who make the world better every day, we know we have something special. Behind our customers – amazing companies that help feed the world, provide life-saving medicine on a global scale, and focus on clean water and green mobility – our people are energized problem solvers that take pride in how the work we do changes the world for the better
About the Job
We are shipping more and more robots and seeing new uses for our products emerge every day! We need an experienced Mechanical Engineer to help us take our innovative designs from napkin sketches to hundreds of pounds of precisely moving parts, and facilitate every step in between. You will be responsible for mechanical/mechatronics designs of existing and new robotics products. This will range through the entire design process from initial concept design and cost forecasting through to detailed design and final release to production. It will be your job to design and build robust robotic systems that adhere to the high standards of performance and quality that we set for our products.
Your primary responsibilities will be:
Developing our line of innovative robots for worldwide customers
Performing ground-up design work supported by engineering fundamentals, analysis and testing
Creating and maintaining 3D models and drawings for both manufacturing and customers (Solidworks, PLM, BOMs, user manuals)
Working with interdisciplinary teams to optimize product designs
Accepting responsibility for your designs in the complete lifecycle from concept to customer
Getting your hands dirty and working with your designs
Additional tasks may include:
Evaluating how we can apply lessons-learned from other industries to our designs
Supporting the evaluation of existing and new suppliers
Participating in certification and compliance reviews
Designing and building cable harnesses, busbars, developing cable management strategies, testing integrated systems, and working in close collaboration with Electrical Designers
Collaborating with our Client Success team to support our customers
Required Skills and Experience:
A degree/diploma in Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering or similar
At least two years of relevant industry experience
Excellent skills in a modern, parametric 3D CAD program (Solidworks preferred)
Expertise in drafting, metrology, and GD&T
Experience selecting and integrating electric motors, gearboxes, couplings, belt drives, bearings, seals and other transmission components
Understanding of and ability to design for low-volume manufacturing process including turning, milling, brake forming, punching, manual welding
Experience designing with formed sheet metal and weldments
Experience designing for ingress protection
Experience designing and analyzing for heat dissipation, including conduction paths and convection
Comfortable working within a dynamic multidisciplinary project team
Ability to help define unknown systems from the ground-up
Ability to collaborate with external suppliers and fabrication shops to ensure successful outcomes
Strong communications skills, including visual communication through sketches and design review presentations
Nice to Have:
Having built a robot before
Being able to show off cool and creative designs of your own
Experience designing for heavy-duty applications such as those in industrial, outdoor terrestrial, marine, or agriculture environments
Experience in industrial certifications and compliance with UL / CE or similar standards
Experience with industrial safety system design and FMEA
Experience designing based on kinematics, dynamics, structural/stress, thermal, and vibration analysis
Experience working with Electrical Designers to design cable harnesses and busbars, and develop cable management strategies
At Clearpath Robotics by Rockwell Automation, we are committed to building and supporting a culture of diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We hire the best talent regardless of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression. If you require special accommodation to complete any portion of the application or interview process, please contact 1-800-301-3863.
