Agricultural/Mechanical Engineer

About the company: More chemicals are used on our food today than ever before and in-field resistances are making the chemicals we use obsolete. Our automated treatment solution is revolutionizing the way farmers grow our food by replacing chemicals with ultraviolet light on strawberry farms. Witness light based pest control at www.tricrobotics.com.

Position description: We are looking for a highly motivated individual with experience and expertise in software and robotics engineering, that will help support TRIC research and development. As an Agricultural/Mechanical Engineer, you will work with cutting-edge technology and play an important role as we expand to farms across California’s Central Coast. We are looking for someone who is passionate about sustainable innovation, loves solving new and exciting problems, is detail-oriented and works well in a team. You will contribute your experience in software and electromechanical systems to directly impact design decisions on future platforms. In this role you will be working daily with the core and operator team to ensure technical objectives are met.

Responsibilities

• Contribute hydraulics expertise for current and future robot development

• Model and test mechanical systems in Solidworks

• Design and conduct controlled experiments

• Collaborate with field operations team to improve robot performance

• Complete and take ownership of other assigned tasks

Requirements

• Experience with designing and building large scale/agricultural equipment

• Expertise in CAD (Solidworks)

• Strong understanding of electrical design principles

• Experience with welding

• Takes initiative in a fast-paced dynamic environment

• Can quickly adapt to new tools and solve new problems

• Complete and take ownership of other tasks depending on business needs

Nice to have

• MS in relevant field

• Experience with light/reflector research

• PCB design experience

• Experience with PLC

Location: TRIC Robotics office in Santa Maria, CA.