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Everything from creation to production and operation - enabled by seamlessly integrated cutting-edge robotics and transformative AI technology.\nOur foundation rests in the extensive developments of groundbreaking robotics driven by artificial intelligence, previously the missing link in achieving true autonomous food automation. This is the moment for a new status quo: Just as autonomous driving will disrupt how we build cities, organize our days, and live our lives, so will we shift our whole reality around food.\nOur Team is backing a paradigm shift in one of humanity’s most important sectors with the sharpest minds in Robotics, AI, Engineering and Culinary, collaborating closely with industry-leading partners to revolutionize every aspect of the food service experience.\nJoin us as we forge ahead, crafting a future where the art of cooking and the science of technology converge to create a world that thinks differently about food than it has for thousands of years - a world where food means something new.\nAbout the Role\nDesign the mechanical modules of the next generations of our robotic kitchens and take them from first sketch to serial production. You will own entire modules and subsystems, from concept through prototyping and validation to release, and see your designs run in real commercial kitchens. You will work across Robotics, Electrical, Software, Culinary and Operations, and help shape how we engineer as we move from innovation to commercial scale.Your Daily Business\nOwn one or more modules end to end, from early concepts and prototypes through validation and release.\nDesign, test and release mechanical components and subsystems for our robotic kitchen.\nDrive DFM with suppliers and partners and manage the industrialization of your parts and assemblies.\nWork with Robotics, Electrical, Culinary, Production and Operations to deliver robust designs that scale.\nImprove existing modules for performance, manufacturability and cost.\nWrite technical documentation, test plans and risk assessments, including FMEA and operability analysis.\nHelp define our internal engineering standards and development processes.\nBase Qualifications\nA Master’s degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.\n2-5 years designing mechanical systems and assemblies for complex 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