Founding Engineer - Application & Deployment Lead

Building the physical foundation at Anton Robotics

We're an early-stage robotics startup backed by €1M+ in pre-seed funding from a leading European VC. Our founder team combines robotics experience from Fraunhofer IPA, TUM MIRMI and industrial automation companies with strategy & Go-to-market experience from Google, Amazon, McKinsey & BCG.

Our mission is to build the leading integration company for the autonomous manufacturing revolution. We believe robots will fundamentally reshape manufacturing over the coming decade, but realizing this vision requires bridging the gap between frontier research and production-ready automation.

We are looking for an ambitious founding engineer to join our team super early, who wants to deploy robotic automation solutions at scale and build a strong team for the deployment of our products at scale.

If you have a manufacturing background, a builders mindest and want to join a startup as part of the founding team, we would love to hear from you!

Tasks

• Build the product engineering and deployment backbone of the company

• Assemble a team of application engineers and manage customer deployments

• Design, build, install and troubleshoot scalable industrial robotic solutions

• Integrate sensors, cameras, pneumatics, end-effectors and industrial I/Os

• Manufacture, assemble, test and iterate prototypes and customer systems

• Own certification and safety compliance

Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Automation Engineering or a related field
• Hands-on mentality and enthusiasm for building real hardware
• Experience with CAD, 3D-printing and manufacturing technolgies
• First experience in automation technology, robotics or automation machinery
• Independent, pragmatic and solution-oriented way of working
• Experience with one or more of the following makes you stand out:
• PLC & Industrial communication, robot programming or pneumatics

Benefits

Take Ownership: Join an early-stage startup where your ideas shape the company, product, and technology. Since this is an elementary role of the founding team, this role includes a meaningful equity package.

State-of-the-Art Tools and Machinery: Work hands-on with the latest robotics platforms, machine tools, 3D-printers and more.

Accelerate Your Growth: Take on challenging problems, and grow faster than in almost any other environment.

Freedom & Responsibility: Shape your responsibilities around your strengths and interests with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.

Great Perks: Free dinners, gym membership, team events, and other startup perks.

Team & Culture: Join a team of young and ambitious builders, who enjoy solving hard problems and have fun playing with the latest technolgies.

We appreciate a builders mindset more than a polished CV. If you're excited about robotics, love building things, and want to work on technology that will shape the future of manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.

An informal Cover Letter is appreciated, but not necessary.

Your responsibilities

• Design, prototype, and test mechanical components and automation assemblies for our robotics hardware.
• Integrate sensors, actuators, and control systems into physical prototypes.
• Collaborate closely with software and electrical engineering teams to ensure seamless hardware-software co-design.
• Iterate on designs through rapid prototyping and rigorous physical testing.
• Establish manufacturing pipelines and quality standards for our mechanical parts.

What we are looking for

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• Practical experience in designing mechanical systems for automation or robotics.
• Proficiency with CAD software for 3D modeling and technical drawing.
• Hands-on experience assembling and testing physical hardware prototypes in a lab or workshop setting.
• Fluent command of English and a collaborative, problem-solving mindset.

If you match most of these requirements and are excited about building early-stage robotics hardware, we encourage you to apply even if your background does not tick every single box.

Our Vision

We are not a classical system integrator. As robots become more flexible and general- purpose, we build scalable "products" instead of single cell deployments. If you believe in making Europe's manufacturing industry strong again and dont want to waste your best years working in slow and boring teams, we need you on board!