SeniorStaff Mechanical Engineer

About Us

Were Queue the worlds 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.

Were 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 youll architect and lead the mechanical design and manufacturing strategy of critical system(s). This isnt just another mechanical engineering role youll 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 4000 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 dont 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

  • Direct Access: Report directly to the CTO/Co-founder 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: 4000 pharmacies close each year and deserts are spreading - were 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: Theres 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

Required Experience:

Staff IC