---
title: 'Senior / Staff Mechanical Engineer - R&D at Fulfil Solutions'
canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-staff-mechanical-engineer-r-d-fulfil-solutions-mountain-view-d4f5px6jecg3'
type: 'job'
last_seen: '2026-09-10'
---

# Senior / Staff Mechanical Engineer - R&D at Fulfil Solutions

- **Company:** Fulfil Solutions
- **Location:** Mountain View, CA
- **Posted:** 2022-03-09
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fulfil/jobs/5014685003

## Job description

Fulfil is a well-funded, rapidly growing, and inclusive company that has developed a custom automation robotics system to pick and pack online orders of groceries and other consumables, bringing delight and a value proposition to consumers that doesn’t exist today. Additionally, its unique design and technology is purpose-built to solve today’s environmental problems in the world’s food supply chain. Founded by a team with previous startup success and backed by top-tier VCs, we are committed to reducing waste, improving environmental impact, and reducing emissions with truly new technology. Our first commercial product launch went live in 2024, we deployed more in 2025 and are in line for even more in 2026.

We can’t do it alone -- we’re seeking curious, capable, passionate team members motivated by the opportunity to create lasting impact on the world through their work. This role offers ample growth opportunities while working side-by-side with an impassioned, multi-disciplinary team spanning mechanical design, software, computer vision, systems integration, and ops to design and operationalize world-changing technology.

Fulfil is committed to creating an inclusive culture, and we celebrate diversity of all kinds. If this sounds like the kind of environment that you find intriguing, then please apply even if you don’t feel you meet all the requirements listed below. We'd love to hear from you.

## Your Responsibilities

As a Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer, you will productize Fulfil’s proprietary technology while conceptualizing and developing new features and equipment to take it to the next level.. This role offers the opportunity to work closely on a complex multi-robot system with a cross-functional engineering team ranging from R&D Hardware Design, Systems, Process and Operations. You will have ownership of our automation equipment with a focus on upgrading the current design for robust performance, cost down, mass deployment and manufacturing, and certification while ensuring that design intentions are achieved and maintained through generational changes.

In this role you will:

- Develop and implement new equipment or functionality to improve the Fulfil technical ecosystem
- Own proprietary automation system design with a focus on functional and efficient deployment, large-scale manufacturing and lifetime productivity and reliability
- Identify and implement mechanical design improvements and product changes to solve issues. Verify your improvements effectiveness with a data driven approach
- Lead cost reduction and reliability improvement efforts for mature products
- Align work to the company business roadmap. Evaluate value of work by trading reliability, opex, capex, throughput, and opportunities to increase performance
- Lead 3D CAD and BOM generation, perform detailed design work on large complex systems
- Create detailed component and assembly drawings using GD&T
- Work with the Manufacturing teams to create processes, tests, and procedures to improve machine reliability and manufacturing and assembly efficiency.
- Work with NPI and Operations teams to drive hardware deployment in new facilities

## What We’re Looking For

- 4-8 years of experience designing and building complex mechanical systems
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent
- Experience with DFM, DFMEA, 8D, six sigma, relevant engineering tools
- Experience with CAD, ideally Solidworks
- Ability to travel when we deploy new sites - could be up to 30% of the time for a few months of the year
- Hands on aptitude – able to dive in and troubleshoot issues
- Ability to generate ideas in response to complex issues and execute on solutions
- Desire to work in a startup environment
- Cares about the world and wants to have an impact on it

## What we’d love to see

- Expert in Solidworks PDM, Arena Solutions PLM
- Proven record of bringing concepts to production in low turnaround
- Experience in motor system sizing
- Experience in overseeing engineering products made in large quantities
- Experience designing robust automation equipment
- Experience in food tech and/or automation
- Not afraid of robots

## What You Get

- A chance to be a member of a startup with equity
- Ability to solve complex problems with a world-class team
- Flexibility to occasionally work from home when collaboration isn’t needed
- A low-ego company culture that is obsessed with feedback and helping each other grow
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 401K, life and disability coverage as well
- Generous paid time off
- The salary range for this position is $135,000- $175,000 depending on experience

At Fulfil we value diversity and always treat all employees and job applicants based on merit, qualifications, capabilities, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

## About Fulfil Solutions

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Fulfil Solutions builds fully automated, robotic pick-and-pack systems purpose-built for online grocery fulfillment to make e-grocery profitable and sustainable.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Mountain View, California, USA
- **Founded**: Not publicly available
- **Founders**: Leadership includes Mir Aamir (President & CEO), Matt Coady (CTO & VP Engineering), and Matt Gardner (VP Software Engineering); founding team has previous startup success.

## Core Business
- **Industry**: Grocery fulfillment automation, robotics, supply chain technology
- **Target Customers**: Grocery retailers (B2B) ranging from regional chains to large-scale operators seeking to expand or establish online grocery delivery and pickup
- **Mission**: To improve food access, reduce food waste, and help grocers enable consumer-centric, sustainable, and profitable online grocery at scale with automation [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/company)

## Products & Services
- **Fulfil Automation System**: A fully automated, end-to-end robotic fulfillment system for online grocery. It combines proprietary hardware (ShopBot™ mobile robots, dispense stations, vertical storage towers, cold enclosures) and custom software (computer vision, item-level inventory control, intelligent packing algorithms) to pick and pack all grocery categories—including fresh produce, meat, frozen, and refrigerated goods—with zero touch and 100% order accuracy. It is deployed in a white-label model and integrates with third-party last-mile delivery services. [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/technology)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding raised — $60M Series B (announced alongside their partnership with The Save Mart Companies) [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/technology)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**:
  - Eclipse Ventures (Greg Reichow, Partner)
  - Khosla Ventures (Samir Kaul, Founding Partner & Managing Director)
  - Raffi Garabedian (Founder & CEO, Electric Hydrogen)
  - Gilad Almogy, PhD (Founder & CEO, Ultima Genomics)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Live and operational in Mountain View, CA [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/)
  - Announced a partnership with The Save Mart Companies, a California-based grocer with ~200 stores statewide [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/)
  - Demonstrating scalable system configurations ranging from 5,000 ft² to 20,000+ ft² facilities handling $10M to $60M+ annual GMV [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/technology)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Purpose-built for grocery**: Unlike general warehouse robotics, Fulfil's system is custom-designed to handle the complexity of fresh, frozen, and fragile grocery items in a single automated flow.
- **Item-level inventory control**: Cameras and databases track every item’s origin, location, and expiration, eliminating substitutions and reducing shrink [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/technology).
- **Universal Auto Pack**: The system packs any grocery item directly into customer bags with sensor fusion and computer vision, not into totes that require repacking.
- **Proprietary full-stack integration**: Hardware and software are designed in-house, creating a tightly integrated system that is low-maintenance and deploys in weeks [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/technology).
- **Financial moat**: By automating the entire process, Fulfil directly addresses the industry’s biggest barrier—profitability for online grocery operations.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scale deployment**: Following the Series B and Save Mart partnership, Fulfil is focused on expanding its commercial footprint with additional grocery partners.
- **Expand automation capabilities**: Continued R&D on system hardware, computer vision, and algorithms to increase throughput and SKU handling.
- **Enable sustainable grocery**: Reduce food waste and environmental impact through precise automated order fulfillment and reduced emissions from fewer failed deliveries.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven work**: The company is motivated by reducing waste, environmental impact, and emissions through truly new technology [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fulfil).
- **Cross-disciplinary environment**: Teams span mechanical design, software, computer vision, systems integration, and operations, offering varied technical challenges [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fulfil).
- **Backed by top-tier VCs**: Well-funded and rapidly growing, with investors known for backing breakthrough technologies [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/company).
- **Open positions**: Currently hiring for roles in Automation Software Engineering (Staff/Principal Firmware Engineer), Electrical Engineering (Senior Reliability Engineer, Staff Electrical Engineer, Electrical Technician), Mechanical Engineering (Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer - R&D), and Operations (Site Automation Lead, Assistant Site Automation Lead, Night Shift Maintenance Supervisor). Roles are located in Mountain View, CA, and Oregon (Hillsboro, Tanasbourne) [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fulfil).
- **Culture**: Described as a well-funded, rapidly growing, and inclusive company seeking curious, capable, passionate team members [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fulfil). Office/remote policy is not specified, but all listed roles are on-site in specific locations.

## Sources
1. [fulfil.com](https://www.fulfil.com/)
2. [fulfil.com/company](https://www.fulfil.com/company)
3. [fulfil.com/technology](https://www.fulfil.com/technology)
4. [greenhouse.io](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/fulfil)

## Other roles at Fulfil Solutions

- [Electrical Panel Design Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/electrical-panel-design-engineer-fulfil-solutions-mountain-view-mhvgnabf4eax) — Mountain View, CA
- [Senior Machine Safety and Compliance Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/senior-machine-safety-and-compliance-engineer-fulfil-solutions-mountain-view-685p7vtbkt89) — Mountain View, CA
- [Machine Safety and Compliance Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/machine-safety-and-compliance-engineer-fulfil-solutions-mountain-view-pqskkxk2s7x5) — Mountain View, CA
- [Product Onboarding Specialist](https://feeny.ai/job/product-onboarding-specialist-fulfil-solutions-hillsboro-ca2xzn1eqg7q) — Hillsboro, OR
- [Night Shift Automation and Robotics Maintenance Technician](https://feeny.ai/job/night-shift-automation-and-robotics-maintenance-technician-fulfil-solutions-e9w860ht9mf6) — Gresham, OR
- [Staff Robotics Software Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-robotics-software-engineer-fulfil-solutions-mountain-view-gckdc6y2mfvd) — Mountain View, CA
- [Mechanical Systems Test Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/mechanical-systems-test-engineer-fulfil-solutions-mountain-view-y0c52wke01nb) — Mountain View, CA
- [Staff Electrical Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/staff-electrical-engineer-fulfil-solutions-mountain-view-xdv609skgxh2) — Mountain View, CA