--- title: 'Senior Mechanical Engineer at Promise Robotics' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-mechanical-engineer-promise-robotics-calgary-33c06npdxeyp' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-07' --- # Senior Mechanical Engineer at Promise Robotics - **Company:** Promise Robotics - **Location:** Calgary, Canada - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** onsite - **Posted:** 2026-07-17 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-07 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/promiserobotics/aa169b0b-9fff-40b6-a74e-8a43c71e0333 ## Job description Promise Robotics is pioneering Physical AI for homebuilding — a rapidly growing, venture-backed company bringing together AI, robotics, and manufacturing to help the homebuilding industry meet the growing demand for housing. Our robotic systems, built and operated inside  AI-powered factories, give the industry the production capacity, consistency, and speed to build more high-quality homes than traditional methods allow. Our team spans AI researchers and roboticists to factory operators, technicians, and production teams — all building the future of homebuilding together. We’re looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team and contribute to developing cutting-edge solutions for our core robotic manufacturing technologies.  This role will be based at our Calgary, AB facility. You might be a good fit if you: - Have a passion for leading industry-changing solutions with significant social, economic, and environmental impact - Desire to play a founding role and reap the benefits as part of a growth-stage startup with significant upside - Enjoy building not only the technology but also high-performing teams and companies - Are committed to continuous learning at the intersection of several industries What you'll do: - Lead the design of cutting-edge, industry-first automation systems using a first-principles approach - Gather design constraints and produce complex 3D models based on a knowledge of pneumatics, motion (motor control & drives), materials, and manufacturing processes - Prepare manufacturing drawings, specifications, and release bills of materials; own all aspects of the product design phase - Design systems for compliance to applicable standards (i.e., CSA, ISO, ANSI, OSHA, customer specific) - Establish robust supply chains and manage low-cost manufacturing partnerships - Confer with colleagues, suppliers, contractors, customers, and relevant authorities to implement operating procedures, resolve system malfunctions, and create appropriate technical documentation, including machine manuals - Set goals, develop, and maintain equipment build schedules for project launches - Research and evaluate mechanical products for application feasibility by applying knowledge of engineering principles for our continual product development - Support equipment installations, operation, maintenance, and repairs to ensure that machinery is installed and functioning according to intended specifications - Lead and participate in mechanical design reviews - Other duties as assigned What you'll need to succeed: - Bachelor or Master’s degree in engineering (Mechanical or Mechatronics); P.Eng. designation required - 5+ years of robotic systems integration experience in a custom automation environment - Practical hands-on mechanical aptitude and a sincere passion for engineering, robotics, and automation - Extensive experience using SolidWorks and AutoCAD - A portfolio of automation projects in which you made significant contributions - A willingness to participate in all technical areas of the business as needed to solve complex problems and achieve business impact - The capacity to manage multiple tasks simultaneously and maintain timing deadlines - ## Experience in mentoring junior engineers and designers - Ability to work onsite at our Calgary factory - Ability to travel internationally - A relentless pursuit of learning and growing in the rapidly changing world of industrial automation Benefits: Competitive salary: we believe in data-driven, equitable compensation decisions. We recently completed a compensation review and implemented salary bands that enable us to pay mid to above-average Canadian salaries across various industries. Stock options: everyone has a stake in our company. Holistic benefits: we have a comprehensive benefits package that includes paramedical, dental, vision, and drug coverage for you and your dependents, as well as a health care spending account. These benefits start right from Day 1. Flexible personal days and vacation policies: we care deeply about the well-being of our team. Open, collaborative, and supportive culture: you will be part of an incredibly high-performing and collaborative team changing the future of an industry! Relocation assistance package (if required) Promise Robotics is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, and gender identity. ## About Promise Robotics ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Promise Robotics provides an AI-powered offsite construction platform that integrates robotics, software, and advanced manufacturing to help builders scale home production. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series A) - **Headquarters**: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - **Founded**: 2021 - **Founders**: Ramtin Attar (CEO), Reza Nasseri (CTO) ## Core Business - **Primary Industry**: Construction technology (PropTech / Construction Robotics) - **Target Customers**: Homebuilders, developers, and construction firms looking to scale production via offsite manufacturing and robotic automation. B2B, primarily mid-market to enterprise. - **Mission / Purpose**: To enable the building industry to harness automation toward producing more affordable and sustainable housing. ## Products & Services - **Factory-as-a-Service® Platform**: An integrated production platform that connects digital design, robotic production planning, factory operations, and on-site logistics. It allows builders to add scalable factory capacity without having to develop and operate the underlying technology themselves. - **Industrial Robotic Systems**: Custom automation cells and robotic workstations for tasks such as panel assembly, framing, and material handling. - **AI-Powered Production Software**: Cloud-based software for end-to-end lifecycle management of home production, from planning to logistics, including precise material and labor take-offs. ## Market Standing - **Valuation**: Not publicly disclosed. - **Total Funding**: ~$17.8M USD (including a Series A of ~$15M, Seed round, government grants, and debt financing). - **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue reported at ~$7M (estimated, as of latest data). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Horizons Ventures (lead Series A), Radical Ventures, PSP Investments, Relay Ventures, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America. Named to BuiltWorlds’ Robotics Top 50 for three consecutive years (2024–2026). - **Growth Signals**: Headcount of ~40 employees (+34.3% YoY). Won the Gold Game-Changer in the CMHC Housing Supply Challenge (2022). Recognized as one of Canada’s Proptech 30 and a CIX Top 20 startup. The company has 3 issued patents for automated assembly of building structures and is actively hiring across engineering and site roles. ## Competitive Advantages - **Integrated Platform vs. Point Solution**: Promise Robotics combines robotics, software, and factory operations into a single turnkey platform (Factory-as-a-Service), rather than selling just robots or just software. This bundling creates higher switching costs and deeper value for customers. - **Intelligent Workflow Orchestration**: Their AI optimizes the entire process from digital design to robotic production to site logistics, improving cost certainty and reducing waste. - **Proven Impact**: They have a track record of delivering factory-based production capacity to homebuilders and have been validated by major industry awards, a government housing challenge win, and multiple patent grants. ## Strategic Focus - **Scale Through Factory-as-a-Service**: Scaling the platform by partnering with more builders, enabling production ramp without requiring customers to build their own factories. - **Deepening the AI & Robotics Stack**: Continued investment in AI developers, robotics software, and controls engineering to improve production efficiency and automation capabilities. - **Geographic Expansion**: Operating in Canada and the United States, with plans to grow further across North America given the housing shortage. - **Sustainability Focus**: Leveraging automation to produce highly efficient, sustainable buildings with less material waste and lower carbon footprint. ## Why Work Here - **Mission-Driven Impact**: Employees work on directly addressing the housing crisis and climate change through automation and sustainable construction. - **Cutting-Edge Tech Stack**: The team works with modern robotics (KUKA), AI frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch), simulation tools (FlexSim, AnyLogic), and cloud infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker) — a strong environment for engineers who love hands-on hardware/software integration. - **Growth-Oriented Culture**: High headcount growth (+34% YoY) and a small team (~40 people) suggest fast-moving, high-autonomy roles with significant ownership. - **Collaborative & Creative Values**: The company emphasizes a “creative and innovative” culture, valuing confidence, openness, and curiosity. - **Office Presence**: Multiple locations including Toronto (HQ) and Calgary. Roles are currently on-site for production positions (site framers, material handlers) with engineering roles likely hybrid or on-site given the hardware focus. - **Recent Hiring Momentum**: 6 active job postings (Senior Site Framer, Production Framer, Proposal Writer, AI Developers, Robotics Software Developer, Mechanical Engineer) — they are scaling their engineering and production teams rapidly. ## Sources 1. [promiserobotics.com](https://promiserobotics.com/about/) 2. [promiserobotics.com](https://promiserobotics.com/careers/) 3. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/promise-robotics) 4. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/promise-robotics) 5. 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