Standard Bots is looking for a CAD Designer to be the mechanical design authority behind our 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.
What You'll Do
- 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.
- Design to manufacturing constraints for sheet metal, welded fabrications, and machined components.
- Manage bills of materials (BOMs) for sourcing and procurement.
- Apply GD&T principles to ensure designs are manufacturable, inspectable, and repeatable across production runs.
- Conduct FEA on structural and load-bearing components to validate safety margins before releasing drawings to fabrication.
- Develop full 3D cell layout models that account for robot reach envelopes, collaborative safety zone clearances, operator access paths, and equipment footprint.
- Define and document EOAT specifications, interface plates, quick-change systems, and tool change architectures in coordination with Automation Engineers.
- Collaborate on I/O routing, pneumatic manifold placement, cable management, and sensor mounting within the mechanical assembly design.
- Review installation sequences and identify design-for-assembly improvements that simplify field deployment.
- Present concept designs, CAD models, and layout drawings to customer operations and engineering teams for review and approval.
- Incorporate customer feedback and site constraints into design iterations.
- Produce complete, accurate as-built documentation packages upon project handoff, including drawings, BOMs, and design notes.
- Build and maintain a reusable component library of standard fixturing elements, EOAT components, quick-change tooling, and cell design building blocks.
- Define and enforce internal design standards, drawing templates, revision control protocols, and file management procedures.
- Identify recurring design challenges and propose standardized solutions that reduce engineering time on future projects.
What We're Looking For
- 3–5 years of hands-on CAD design experience in an industrial automation, robotics integration, or custom manufacturing environment.
- Portfolio of completed automation or equipment designs taken from concept through fabrication and installation.
- Demonstrated experience designing EOAT, fixtures, or custom automation components for collaborative or industrial robots.
- Expert proficiency in SolidWorks; familiarity with AutoCAD for 2D layouts and wiring diagrams.
- Strong GD&T knowledge and experience creating production-ready drawing packages for external fabrication shops.
- Design experience across common manufacturing processes: sheet metal, welded structural steel, machined parts, and 3D-printed components.
- Familiarity with robotic reach envelopes, collaborative safety zone requirements, and machine guard design standards.
- Experience selecting and specifying off-the-shelf automation components: pneumatic actuators, quick-change tool changers, linear rails, force/torque sensors, and vision system mounts.
- Working knowledge of electrical conduit routing, cable management, and pneumatic line placement within mechanical assemblies.
- Meticulous attention to detail.
- Collaborative, communicative, pragmatic, and fast-moving.
- Self-directed with the ability to manage your own project workload.
Nice to Have
- SolidWorks certification.
- Experience with robot simulation or offline programming tools (e.g., RoboDK, DELMIA, or similar) for verifying reach and clearance in 3D environments.
- Background in machine tending, palletizing, welding automation, or assembly applications.
- Familiarity with ANSI and CE machine safety design requirements.
- Experience designing for regulated industries.
- OSHA courses or equivalent manufacturing safety training.
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Design Technology, or equivalent practical experience.
Technical Stack
- SolidWorks
- AutoCAD
Team & Environment
Part of the Implementation team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: $80,000 to $120,000 + equity: Employee Stock Options
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401(k)
- Employee Stock Options
Work Mode
This is an onsite position based at our shop in South East PA.
Standard Bots is an equal opportunity employer.
