CAD Designer
US$80,000 – US$130,000 / yr base salary
Posted 26 Aug 2026
BranchFactor Summary
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- Expected experience
- 3–5 yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$80,000 – US$130,000 / yr |
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Field of studyMechanical Design Technology, Mechanical Engineering (or related)
Study levelAssociate degree or higher
About Standard Bots
Standard Bots is a New York-based robotics company building AI-powered six-axis robot arms designed and manufactured in the United States. Founded to make industrial automation more accessible and affordable, Standard Bots takes a vertically integrated approach — developing its own hardware, software, vision system, and electronics — so manufacturers of all sizes can deploy robots without specialized expertise or coding skills. Standard Bots' robots are trusted by organizations ranging from independent machine shops to NASA and Lockheed Martin. Standard Bots is the largestU.S. industrial robotics company by robots shipped and one of the fastest-growing in the industry.
📍 Location
This role is onsite 5 days/week onsite in our South East PA shop
Role overview
As a Machine Designer on the Implementation team, you will be the mechanical design authority behind Standard Bots' custom automation solutions. You'll take customer requirements and site survey data and transform them into fully engineered cell layouts, end-of-arm tooling, custom fixturing, and fabrication-ready drawing packages — while collaborating closely with Automation Engineers from project kickoff through successful customer handoff. You're comfortable leading design reviews with internal engineers and presenting CAD models directly to customer manufacturing teams. You hold yourself to high standards on precision, manufacturability, and documentation clarity.
What you'll do
Mechanical Design & Engineering
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Create 3D models and detailed fabrication drawings for robotic automation cells, end-of-arm tooling (EOAT), custom fixtures, machine guards, and structural support using SolidWorks
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Design to manufacturing constraints for sheet metal, welded fabrications, and machined components
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Manage bills of materials (BOMs) for sourcing and procurement
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Apply GD&T; principles to ensure designs are manufacturable, inspectable, and repeatable across production runs
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Conduct FEA on structural and load-bearing components to validate safety margins before releasing drawings to fabrication
Cell Layout & Integration Design
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Develop full 3D cell layout models that account for robot reach envelopes, collaborative safety zone clearances, operator access paths, and equipment footprint
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Define and document EOAT specifications, interface plates, quick-change systems, and tool change architectures in coordination with Automation Engineers