Mechatronics Engineer (Onsite/Hybrid)
KoBold Metals · San Francisco Bay Area
Posted about 3 months ago · $150,000 - $190,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 78 days KoBold Metals's roles stay open a median of 81 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 69% of KoBold Metals's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at KoBold Metals
- high 36 stale, 0 reposted of 36 open
- Hiring momentum
- 38 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-23
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from KoBold Metals's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for KoBold Metals.
About this role
The Mechatronics Engineer will lead the design, development, and deployment of a novel automated sensing and imaging system for mineral exploration. This role involves the entire technical lifecycle from concept to field deployment, collaborating closely with data scientists and geoscientists to ensure the system meets exploration needs. The engineer will also contribute to building the hardware development discipline within the company, ensuring innovative and scalable engineering processes.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of KoBold Metals as an employer.
What you need
- Successful track record of developing and deploying complex state-of-the-art automated scientific equipment
- Experience deploying and supporting complex equipment to remote sites including commissioning, validation, training and monitoring
- Ability to simultaneously and gracefully wear many hats including technical lead, project manager, product manager, and hands-on engineer
- Excellent communication skills for a highly interdisciplinary workplace
- Experience leading teams to execute end-to-end technical product development from concept through testing and deployment
- Experience with physical measurement and data analysis systems
Nice to have
- Experience with product management for scientific hardware
- Experience with optics, electronics, and instrumentation
- Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain
- Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not hardware engineers
- Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company and comfort with a dynamic work environment
What you get
- Base salary range of $150,000 - $190,000
- Company equity
Worth weighing
- Travel required 20-30% of the time, including to remote field sites
- Field-facing roles may spend significantly more time in the field
- Must be able to work out of the Berkeley, CA office on any given day of the week
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Listed by KoBold Metals on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-23. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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