Senior/Staff Mechanical Engineer

About Us

We're Queue, the world's first fully autonomous robotic pharmacy. We go from sealed wholesale bottles to filled, verified prescription vials with zero human involvement.

We built Queue because no one should ever have to wait in line for the medicines they need. One in three US pharmacies has shut down. Pharmacists are overworked to a breaking point. And patients are paying the price. Queue fixes that. Pharmacists get to practice pharmacy again — counseling patients, catching interactions, doing the work only they can do. And patients get their prescriptions in 60 seconds or less, any time, anywhere.

We’re backed by over $18 million from Alleycorp, Riot Ventures, Ubiquity Ventures, House Capital, and others who believe the pharmacy system is broken and that robotics can fix it. Queue was founded by Nick Desai (6x founder, previously CEO of Heal) and Joshua Liu (previously Tesla, Waymo, and Zipline).

About the Role

As Senior/Staff Engineer, you'll architect and lead the mechanical design and manufacturing strategy of critical system(s). This isn't just another mechanical engineering role, you'll be building complex electromechanical systems that handle medications with pharmaceutical-grade precision, designing for both high and low volume production, and scaling a patent-pending robotics platform from prototype to nationwide deployment in the tens of thousands of units.

What makes this role extraordinary

Direct impact on millions of patients through breakthrough pharmacy automation with the opportunity to design complex mechanisms from the ground up and scale to production while working at the intersection of precision robotics, computer vision, and healthcare automation.

Complex Electromechanical Systems:

Design sophisticated mechanisms for high-speed, high-accuracy medication dispensing

Develop systems capable of managing hundreds of different medications

Create pharmaceutical-grade precision systems that operate reliably 24/7

Engineer solutions that enable prescriptions to fill as fast as using an ATM

Design for Scale and Production:

Lead Design for X (DFx) strategy for low- and high-volume production methods

Drive the transition from prototypes to production-ready systems, scaling to over 4,000 units annually

Establish supplier and manufacturing partnerships for complex components and assemblies

Implement cost-reduction initiatives and create comprehensive build-to-print documentation for repeatable, cost-effective production at scale

Ground-Up Product Development

Own mechanical architecture from initial concept through production release while balancing innovation with practical manufacturability

Design systems for serviceability, reliability, and maintainability in field deployment

Integrate mechanical systems seamlessly with robotics, computer vision, AI, and compute

Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and pharmaceutical handling requirements

Test, Validation & Quality

Lead design verification and validation (DVT) activities; establishing comprehensive test and validation protocols for mission-critical healthcare systems

Implement reliability testing programs to ensure 99.99%+ uptime in pharmacy environments

Create failure mode analysis (FMEA) and risk mitigation strategies

Drive continuous improvement through field data analysis and iterative design refinement

Required Qualifications and Experiences

We don’t care about your degrees. We care about what you can show us! Send us your resume and portfolio (showing examples of work and projects).

Ground-Up Builder experience, owning products from concept through production, design, test, and deployment

8+ Years of hands-on mechanical/mechatronic engineering experience

Production Expertise: Deep expertise in DFM, high/low volume manufacturing, and scaling products from prototype to production

Complex Mechanisms: Demonstrated expertise designing sophisticated mechanical systems with tight tolerances and high reliability

Electromechanical Integration: Experience integrating mechanical, electrical, and control systems

Manufacturing & Documentation: Deep knowledge of diverse manufacturing methods (machining, molding, casting) and proven ability to create comprehensive build-to-print documentation for contract manufacturers

CAD Expertise: Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD platforms (OnShape, SolidWorks, Creo) with mastery of master modeling techniques

How We Hire

Recruiter Screen: (30 min)

Manager + Portfolio Interview (60 min)

Technical Interview: (60 min)

Leadership Interview: (60 min)

What We Offer

Early-stage equity in automated pharmacy dispensing at scale

Direct impact — your work helps put medication safely in patients’ hands

Small team, zero bureaucracy, high trust

Hard problems: distributed systems, safety-critical software, regulatory compliance, real-time hardware integration

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary

Meaningful early-stage equity

Health, 401(k), unlimited PTO

Why Join Us Now?

Impact & Growth

Direct Patient Impact: Your work will improve healthcare outcomes for millions of patients

Market Leadership: Ground-floor opportunity to define an entirely new category of healthcare technology

Technical Innovation: Work on genuinely novel problems at the intersection of AI, robotics, and healthcare

Career Acceleration: High-visibility role with significant growth potential as the company scales

Team and Culture

World-Class Team: Work alongside exceptional engineers, AI researchers, and healthcare experts

Reports to the Head of Mechanical Engineering with significant autonomy and influence

Innovation Focus: Culture that prioritizes breakthrough thinking and rapid experimentation

Mission-Driven: Team united around the goal of transforming healthcare through technology

Our Values

Servant Leadership: Make those around you better. We serve our teams the way Queue serves communities: 4,000 pharmacies close each year and deserts are spreading - we’re here to reverse that.

Do the Hard Things: Healthcare, hardware, and company-building are all hard. We do them anyway. Convenience for us is life-changing for those we serve.

Own Your Work: Be accountable; take pride in what you ship. Queue lives and dies by what you do - own it fully.

Default is Now: There’s never a better time than today. Default to action: what can we prove, learn, or simplify right now?

Contact: If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected]