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Are you naturally curious about improving processes and machine capabilities?\n Preferred: Must be comfortable with cannabis (preferred you enjoy it and have experienced it)- as we manufacture innovations for the legal cannabis market in the US and Canada.\nIDEAL CANDIDATE SKILLS\n Mechanical and Electrical Engineering B.S. with an M.S. in either field.\n Experience with robotic systems in either a professional or personal setting.\n Capability to iteratively design using prototyping tools eg. CAD, laser cutter, 3D printing, CNC machines, Eagle PCB.\n Knowledge of relevant manufacturing processes for production and prototype. Able to work extended hours and weekends as needed.\n Be able to take initiative on other roles the company needs to succeed.\n Working knowledge of low level programming for 6DOF arms or other robotic systems.\n As you will be working directly with the founder, expect to learn a lot in a short amount of time. 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Travel is approximately 1-5% of your time.\n Requirements\nBS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics or similar. 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