Job TitleFounding Mechatronics EngineerSalaryNot Disclosed + EquityCompany DescriptionMerista is a Barcelona-based robotics company founded by the team behind REMY Robotics, which was acquired in .
They are building operated robots designed to automate manual tasks on chilled food production lines, leveraging years of experience from operating 10 robot-run kitchens and 15,000 hours of live service.Job DescriptionAs the founding mechatronics hire, you will own the physical machine end-to-end.
You will design and build hardware capable of operating in high-cadence, chilled food environments, from end-effectors for fragile ingredients to hygienic enclosures for GPU compute.
This is a rare opportunity to lead hardware development for a proven founding team.LocationBarcelona, SpainWhy this role is remarkableLead hardware from concept to production floor as the first mechatronics hire,



reporting directly to the CTO and owning the physical machine end-to-end.Work with a high-pedigree founding team that successfully scaled and exited REMY Robotics after 15,000+ hours of live service across five cities.Tackle unique engineering challenges involving high-speed food handling, fenceless collaborative operation, and daily washdown requirements in 2-4°C chilled environments.What You Will DoDesign custom end-tools and utensils for handling deformable, fragile, and irregular food ingredients at a target 3g accuracy within 3-6 second cycles.Engineer sealed enclosures for local GPU compute and complex sensor integration capable of withstanding daily high-pressure cleaning and continuous cold operation.Manage the complete hardware lifecycle, including component selection, BOM cost roll-ups, and building repeatable assembly processes for a small fleet.The adecuado candidateSeveral years of experience designing electromechanical machines through to production, with specific expertise in mechanism design, sealing, and cycle-life arithmetic.Hands-on expertise in cobot integration, force-limi

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