The Carbon Robotics LaserWeeder™ leverages advanced robotics, computer vision, AI/deep learning, and lasers to eliminate weeds with sub-millimeter accuracy—all without herbicides. This innovative solution reduces environmental impact, promotes soil health, and helps farmers address labor shortages and rising costs. Designed in Seattle and built at our cutting-edge manufacturing facility in Richland, Washington, the LaserWeeder is setting a new standard for automated weed control. With $157 million in funding from prominent investors such as BOND, NVentures (NVIDIA’s venture arm), Anthos Capital, Fuse Venture Capital, Ignition Partners, Revolution, Sozo Ventures, and Voyager Capital, Carbon Robotics is driving innovation.
As a no-nonsense team with a bias for action, we take pride in executing our ideas. Whether it’s designing transformative technology or visiting farms to ensure our products are reliable and safe, we do whatever it takes to deliver for our customers.
Working here means tackling big problems with big impact. You’ll find opportunities to grow professionally, solve complex challenges, and make meaningful contributions to a mission that matters. At Carbon Robotics, we trust our team to act independently and make practical, real-world decisions.
Join us as we innovate, execute, and build the future of farming together.
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As Carbon Robotics's Mechanical Engineering Manager, you will provide technical and business leadership and oversight while also developing and maintaining the infrastructure (organizational structures, tools, training, etc.) the ME team needs to succeed. You will be laser focused on ensuring your team can successfully architect, design, test, and sustain the primary structure, mounts, enclosures, powertrains, actuated mechanisms, and much more that form the backbone of our robotics systems. You will also coordinate heavily with the Electrical Engineering team as well as Software Engineering, Program Management, Manufacturing, and Field Support teams to ensure seamless integration and rapid delivery to market.
This role reports to the Director of Hardware Engineering. You will collaborate with the Engineering leadership team to develop and deliver on capability and product innovation roadmaps. Above all, you'll do whatever it takes, including travel to customer farms and our manufacturing facilities, to ensure our customers have safe and reliable products that meet or exceed their expectations.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities for Success:
- At least 3 years experience managing and growing a mechanical engineering team that has developed, deployed, and maintained serially produced complex integrated mechanical systems (preferably robots)
- Significant experience with both structural and powertrain system design, build, test, and production
- Experience with actuated systems, thermal management, enclosure design, and harsh environment protection
- Experience developing basic analysis scripts and automation tools
- Capable of operating as a Lead Engineer in your respective expertise area as needed
- Extensive experience working with TPMs to manage resources and priorities across multiple projects while maintaining quality and on-time delivery
- Experience working with a workflow management tool such as Jira and an internal documentation tool such as Confluence
- Ability to develop and mentor (both hard and soft skills) for new grad, early career, and mid-career engineers
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a desire to work in multidisciplinary organizations
- Ability to travel for field visits to farms and our Richland manufacturing campus. Expected travel around 10% of the time but able to do more travel during first article build and testing.
- Work ~2 days a week out of our Lynnwood/South Everett office and ~3 day a week out of our downtown Seattle HQ
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
Carbon Robotics follows equitable hiring practices. Flexibility in our hiring process allows hiring of talent at levels different from what are posted. The compensation range outlined is based on a target budgeted base salary. Individual base pay depends on various factors such as relevant experience and skill, Interview assessments and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements. Offers are determined using our equitable hiring practices. Carbon Robotics offers additional compensation in the form of benefits premiums, pre-IPO stock options and On Target Earning commissions for appropriate positions. Base pay ranges are reviewed each year. We are committed to the principle of pay equity – paying employees equitably for similar work.
Offers are dependent on someone experience and may be outside of the published range when appropriate. If your skills are above the posted range... Apply! We want to hear from you!Why would you join Carbon Robotics?
Passion for building teams capable of solving uniquely interesting problems. Innovation while disrupting the market is what we do. Profiled in WSJ and Forbes, Carbon Robotics is poised to become the next billion dollar company in the rapidly growing worldwide Ag-Tech industry.
We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our full time US based* employees, including:
- Competitive salaries
- Pre-IPO Stock Options
- Generous Benefits:
- Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you and all dependents
- Choice of PPO or HDHP/HSA
- Virtual Care - Doctor on Demand
- Employee Assistance Program
- Mental Health HRA
- Restricted Healthcare Travel support
- Menopause Support
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability
- Flexible PTO
- 401(k) plan
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Fully-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums for you and all dependents
- Work Culture: Be a part of an inclusive and tight-knit company culture that values innovation and mission-driven success.
*Internationally based employees benefits varies & Contractors are not eligible for Carbon Robotics Benefits or Stock
Carbon Robotics is building a culture of diversity and inclusion for all. We welcome everyone’s voice and believe in open and transparent communication. We believe the best products, services, and companies are built by strong teams that include a diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, ideas, and experiences. We are committed to supporting and enabling growth and opportunity for every employee at every level. This is the foundation to which we will build a truly unique environment.
We are equally committed to equal employment opportunity, and it is foundational to how we recruit and hire our talented team. Employment is determined based upon capabilities and qualifications without discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identification and expression, marital status, military status or status as an honorably discharge/veteran, pregnancy (including potential pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, and childbearing), sexual orientation, age (40 and over), national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status, physical, mental, or sensory disability , HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C status, genetic information, status as an actual or perceived victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or any other protected class as established by law.
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