About REV Robotics At REV Robotics, our passion for STEM education - and FIRST® Robotics in particular - drives everything we build. Located in Carrollton, TX, just outside of Dallas, our team thrives in a collaborative, hands-on environment where innovative ideas come to life. We are seeking passionate creators and problem-solvers eager to stretch their abilities, design cutting-edge hardware, and empower the global robotics community by making educational technology more accessible and impactful than ever.
Join the REV Robotics team to inspire the next generation of innovators and play a central role in transforming competitive and educational robotics!
Salary Range: $100,000-$115,000 per year, depending on experience NOTE: Employment sponsorship is not available for this position.
About the role As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will drive innovation and design within our groundbreaking ION and DUO product lines, influencing how students and teams worldwide interact with REV products for years to come.
Leveraging your FIRST Robotics experience and engineering expertise, you will help create the tools that empower students to tackle real-world challenges, both in classrooms and on the competition field. This is your chance to contribute to the roadmap of cutting-edge robotics solutions, collaborate with passionate professionals, and leave a lasting impact on the next generation of engineers and innovators.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Operation:
- Design, research, innovate, build, test, and improve mechanical and electrical devices, equipment, and systems.
- Use your FIRST Robotics experience, innovative creativity and engineering knowledge to design powerful products for educational classrooms and competitive robot competitions.
- Design new products within the scope of associated designs, and often work alongside a team, overseeing the manufacturing process.
Primary Tasks:
- Assist in the product roadmap for current and future products
- Take ownership of project management, deadlines, and troubleshooting
- Create 3D CAD models of new products
- Determine the best manufacturing methods to use for various components
- Perform engineering calculations for product development
- Perform dimensional tolerance analysis (stack-up) to determine tolerance ranges
- Apply GD&T principles to drawings for components and assemblies
- Design fixtures for product testing/calibration/QA
- Maintain a public-facing CAD model library
- Create customer-facing product drawings
- Supply marketing and customer success with information and materials
- Create rough draft build guide instructions
- Other tasks as needed to ensure product line completion
Alternate Tasks:
- Program and wire FTC & FRC robots to enable testing
- Operate CNC equipment
- Operate powered manufacturing equipment (mill, lathe, saw, etc.)
- Use hand tools for manufacturing and assembly
- Perform testing on new and existing products
- Represent REV at various events
QUALIFICATIONS
Preferred Experience:
- Five+ years of mechanical engineering, product design, and project management
- OnShape, Fusion, SolidWorks
- Injection molded product design
- Engineering focusing on Mechanical design but good Electrical and Software knowledge.
- Good analytical skills
- Machine shop
- Manufacturing in Asia
- Customer service
- FIRST® robotics teams experience as student and/or mentor
Soft Skills:
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience
- “Can do” attitude
- Effectively collaborate with different disciplines
- Fluent in CAD design
- Work independently
- Minimal supervision
- Demonstrate effective time management
- Successfully communicate onsite and remotely (email, phone, social media)
What we offer
- Competitive salary.
- Benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching and others.
- Small, friendly office.
- Fully stocked break room with snacks and beverages.
- Casual office attire.
- Nine paid holidays plus a floating holiday of 8 hours.
- PTO that starts accruing from day one of employment.
It is the policy of REV Robotics to provide equal employment opportunity to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, FIRST team affiliation, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, opinion on bumpers on FRC robots, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. In addition, REV Robotics will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. Direct candidates only, no recruiters. Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. The following links provide information for all applicants: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Poster; Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Poster; and Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA) Poster.