Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Full-time

Company Description

PAL Robotics is a robotics company developing humanoid service robots. Our goal is to develop humanoids that can perform useful tasks in the real world. We are a young and multidisciplinary team of highly motivated engineers, that have successfully developed several prototypes and products.

Job Description

Required Skills

Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
At least 4 years of working experience.
Strong expertise in mechanical design, preferably with experience in robotics.
Knowledge on electric motor sizing, Harmonic Drive gears integration and thermal design.
Expert user of at least one CAD software package (e.g. SolidWorks, CATIA, Pro/ENGINEER).
Fluent English (written and spoken).


Duties and Responsibilities

Lead prototypes and products design, construction, testing and scientific evaluation.
Provide technical support to other departments as required for solving technical issues and meet special customer requirements.
Define specifications, generate project documentation and reports.


Required Personal Capabilities

Applicant needs to have a European work permit.
Demonstrate ability to understand, evaluate and solve complex technical issues.
Ability to work with multiple priorities in a fast-paced, multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary environment.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to establish effective cross-functional working relationships.
Soft skills: communication, motivation, initiative, autonomy, flexibility, team player.


Desirable skills and experience

Experienced SolidWorks user.
Knowledge of FEM simulation and weight optimization techniques.
Knowledge on manufacturing techniques and methods.
Knowledge on new high-performance materials.
Previous experience dealing with providers and manufacturing workshops.
Experience working with PDM and ERP systems, SAGE - Logic Class / X3 or Odoo.

Job conditions

The company is located in Barcelona, Spain.
Start date: from September 2015.
The compensation package will be evaluated according to the relevant experience of the candidate.


Contact Details
Submit your resume to recruit@ pal-robotics.com
Please specify the position code JOB-2015-005 and name in the subject of the email.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.