HDS Global (HDS Mercury, Inc) · 4 months ago
Principal, Systems/Mechanical Engineering
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
15+ years expHDS is a cutting-edge company focused on transforming the materials handling industry through automation and robotics. They are seeking a Principal, Systems/Mechanical Engineering leader to guide the engineering team in developing a complex, automated fulfillment system, collaborating across various engineering disciplines to ensure seamless integration of mechanical, electrical, controls, and software systems.
E-CommerceIndustrial AutomationRetailRobotics
Responsibilities
Develop, track, and be responsible for creating system-level engineering specifications from market/business requirements
Lead a team, consisting of direct and/or matrixed reports
Develop complex system/product development plans
Find and fill in all the gaps that are not captured uniquely by hardware, software, or controls disciplines
Develop interface specifications between system components
Create system-level Theory of Operations documents touching on mechanical, electrical, controls, and software
Develop system level safety architecture with Head of Controls and Head of Electrical
Help architect complex mechatronic and enterprise-level systems
Work closely with design engineers during all phases of product development to ensure that the mechanical, electrical, controls, and software systems will operate properly together as a single, complex system
Establish system reliability/availability/maintainability metrics
Establish standards for development of complex systems and how we will document system interfaces, communication protocols
Ensure that products are designed with future needs in mind (e.g., processor selection, motor sizing, board expandability, etc)
Conduct system-level design reviews, DFMEA, risk assessments
Serve as our expert and go-to person regarding how everything works together
Participate in HW and SW design reviews and provide valuable and significant insights
Identify system needs/gaps before these create problems; anticipate areas of difficulty that require more attention
Lead system-level regulatory and safety compliance efforts
Qualification
Required
BS in Engineering; mechanical or electrical preferred
15 years working in hardware new product development involving electrical and mechanical assemblies and mechanisms, controls systems, and automation/robotics
Ability to get into design details with the rest of the design team, having a deep understanding of mechanical and electrical engineering, with knowledge of controls engineering and software engineering
Ability to troubleshoot and diagnose problems with mechatronic systems
Experience leading teams, delegating tasks, creating team schedules, and setting priorities
Significant knowledge of mechanical design, drawing standards, mechanical tolerances and stack-ups, fabrication techniques
Significant knowledge of electronics; ability to understand electrical schematics
Experience with optical, proximity, IR, LIDAR, ultrasonic, RFID and other sensing technologies typically used in robotics
Solid understanding of the general scope of HW and SW product development activities
Understanding of and experience with various safety and regulatory compliance requirements (CE, UL, robot, 13849, 62061, etc)
Familiarity with wifi networks
Hands-on experience building prototypes
Experience with SW development, SQA, release practices; coding experience not needed but a major plus
Experience with large-scale industrial automation system implementation a major plus
Solidworks experience a plus; Onshape experience a major plus
Benefits
100% paid for benefits, including medical, dental and vision, plus a host of other benefits.
Company
HDS Global (HDS Mercury, Inc)
We’re on a mission to transform eCommerce – end-to-end – starting with fresh groceries and other home essentials.
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$44.8MKey Investors
Bob DiRumualdo
2022-01-14Series Unknown· $5M
2021-04-19Series Unknown· $3M
2021-02-10Series Unknown· $1M
Leadership Team
Mitchell Weiss
Chief Robotics Officer
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