Senior Mechanical Engineer, Teleo
Vehicle Integration & Validation
$180-230k
More information about location
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Autonomous construction robotics
Open for applications
Autonomous construction robotics
21-100 employees
Open for applications
$180-230k
More information about location
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
Teleo's mission is to revolutionize how we build the world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related field
- 7+ years of experience in mechanical, mechatronics, or vehicle systems engineering roles
- Demonstrated ownership of complex, multi-disciplinary hardware systems from architecture through deployment
- Strong experience designing systems for harsh environments (automotive, construction, aerospace, military, or similar)
- Experience defining and executing environmental and regulatory qualification strategies, including: ingress protection (IP rating) validation, thermal modeling and test correlation, shock and vibration test design and verification, EMI/EMC qualification and certification
- Extensive experience integrating high-power compute platforms in vehicle environments
- Deep understanding of harness architecture, connector selection, grounding, shielding, and power distribution
- Experience integrating perception sensors (cameras, LiDAR) with awareness of calibration, vibration isolation, thermal drift, and environmental constraints
- Strong CAD proficiency and experience managing BOMs and lifecycle processes
- Ability to operate autonomously and influence cross-functional engineering decisions
- Ability and willingness to travel within the United States (~10%)
Desirable
- Direct experience architecting modular hardware systems designed for deployment across diverse vehicle makes and models, with a focus on maximizing component commonality to reduce platform-specific engineering overhead
- Proven track record of transitioning hardware from low-volume pilot builds to high-volume production, including DFM (Design for Manufacturing) optimization and the technical management of contract manufacturers (CMs) during production ramp
- Experience securing and maintaining technical certifications (e.g., ISO 26262, IEC, or relevant DOT/FMVSS standards) within an iterative, high-velocity engineering environment where hardware is evolving rapidly
- Experience with PLM systems and the discipline required to manage engineering changes (ECOs) for fielded systems without disrupting active operations
What the job involves
- As a Senior Vehicle Systems Integration Engineer, you will own the architectural integrity and field robustness of Teleo’s autonomy retrofit system across multiple heavy equipment platforms
- This is a high-impact position where you will go beyond routine execution to shape hardware architecture, drive environmental qualification strategies, and establish more rigorous standards for integration and validation
- You will collaborate closely with our existing senior engineers to navigate cross-functional design tradeoffs, helping the team evolve our systems for better reusability and certification readiness as we scale
- The role also includes approximately 10% travel within the United States
- Lead system-level integration architecture for new vehicle platforms
- Define scalable, reusable integration frameworks across equipment types
- Design and review mechanical structures, enclosures, and compute integration strategies
- Own environmental qualification strategy (IP, thermal, shock/vibration, EMI/EMC)
- Guide sensor and high-power compute integration in demanding environments
- Drive harness architecture, grounding strategy, and connector selection standards
- Establish validation methodologies and qualification test plans
- Mentor engineers in systems thinking and first-principles design
- Troubleshoot complex cross-domain issues in fielded systems
Our take
Operating a massive piece of heavy equipment like a bullddozer for 8-10 hours a day is a challenging job. It's tiring, unsafe and requires a great deal of synchronisation with other workers and vehicles on the job. Teleo is lightening this burden for construction teams with remote and autonomous control of heavy equipment.
The startup has pursued a pragmatic “crawl-walk-run” approach to deliver the benefits of supervised autonomy now. Instead of having each machine in a fleet operated by a driver in a cab, they’re all being controlled remotely by a single human operator miles away from the job site.
The hope is that the technology matures toward fully autonomous heavy equipment operation. Like any new technology, it can take some getting used to. However construction workers are simply adapting to robots on site as a another tool to get the job done, putting Teleo in a strong position as it sets out to disrupt the construction industry.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Nov 2024
$16.2m
SERIES A
Jun 2022
$12m
SERIES A
Total funding: $36.3m
Company HQ
Ventura, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Rom Clement
(CTO & Co-Founder)Previously Head of hardware & Technology Strategist at Lyft, working in self-driving. Before that, worked as a Senior Engineering Manager at Google in Google Maps. At Google Fiber, they grew a team responsible for the development of laser telecommunication systems for space and aerial applications. Rom has a master’s degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan.
Vinay Shet
(CEO & Co-Founder)Prior to Teleo, they were the Director of Product Management at Lyft working on building Lyft's self-driving cars. Prior to Lyft, Vinay led Product Management at Google Street View, Google Maps, and Google reCAPTCHA launching several consumer products used by millions of users worldwide. Vinay has a Ph.D. in Computer Science, focusing on Computer Vision from the University of Maryland.
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