Advisory Engineer, Hardware HPSC
RICOHAdvisory Mechanical / Hardware Engineer Ricoh USA — Boulder R&D
About the Role
Versatile hardware engineer for a small Boulder R&D team working across inkjet, robotics, machine vision, and renewable energy programs. You'll contribute to mechanical and electromechanical design from benchtop proof-of-concept through production hardware, including:
- A renewable energy program advancing next-generation solar cell manufacturing
- A UR-based collaborative palletizing system on a path to CE marking and contract manufacturing
- Continuous-feed inkjet inspection platforms and their expansion across our automation product roadmap
When mechanical workload ebbs, you'll flex into software: Python and C++ for robotics, image processing, and high-throughput image processing pipelines. We're all-in on Claude Code for software and hardware work — comfort with agentic AI tooling is a real differentiator.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to mechanical/electromechanical design end-to-end: idea → concept → POC → DVT → production hardware
- Design EOAT, base frames, electrical and pneumatic systems for robotics and automation
- Design industrial control panels, cable harnesses, and enclosures — component selection, circuit design, panel layout, routing, and grounding
- Scope and ship one-off / bespoke automation builds — purpose-built rigs and process automation where you own the design from ambiguous brief to working hardware
- Build robust optical/imaging fixtures (lighting, motion, alignment) for inline inspection systems
- Generate manufacturing-ready documentation: 3D CAD, electrical schematics, BOMs, assembly/work instructions, test protocols
- Partner with software/controls on integration: motion/vision triggers, sensor interfaces, PLC and robot controller communications
- Contribute to safety and certification work: risk assessment, Performance Level analysis, CE marking, EMC/LVD/RoHS, and US NRTL paths where applicable
- Flex into hardware-adjacent applied software when HW workload is light
Required Qualifications
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or closely related field; MS a plus
- Demonstrated track record of delivering multiple complex electromechanical products from POC through production — as a key contributor, not a peripheral one
- Proficiency in 3D CAD (NX, Solidworks, or equivalent) and electrical schematic tools (AutoCAD Electrical, EPLAN, or equivalent)
- Sheet metal and machined part design experience — DFM for bending, machining, and assembly; GD&T; experience working directly with fab shops
- Hands-on with EOAT/gripper design, pneumatics, motion systems, sensors, and control-cabinet design and wiring
- Python or C++ for embedded/robotic systems; Linux proficiency
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