R&D Engineer

Who We Are

We are innovators and food lovers obsessed with delivering the best food in the universe. Our passion for food – and technology – has led us to reinvent dozens of things about the way we create and deliver pizza, such as our fleet of custom-built food trucks, our patented compostable packaging, and even Bruno, one of our robots who puts our pies into the ovens. We’re especially excited about our Cooking en Route technology that allowed us to create the world’s First Baked-on-the-Way vehicle, ensuring that our pizzas can be made without stabilizers and preservatives and will arrive fresh from the oven.

Food = love. We have an employee first philosophy and we’re deeply committed to investing in the happiness satisfaction and success of everyone we work with. We are looking for a team who feel the same way! Join us as we change the way people think about food.

The Role

The R&D Engineer will perform multi-disciplinary engineering design duties including designing, building, testing, and manufacturing novel machinery, software, and/or circuitry integral to the execution of the Zume commissary and truck platforms. The engineer will work with other multidisciplinary engineers to design and build systems for Zume and its customers. The design work will include identification of requirements, concept to detail design, business use cases, prototyping, and implementation validation. Experience and exposure to equipment related to automation, assembly, and test as required.

Responsibilities

• assist in identifying gaps in Zume technology
• design solutions from concept to simulated models
• optimization of systems and designs
• prototype realization of simulated designs
• prototype validation
• design and manufacture of appropriate quality test tooling
• collaborate cross-functionally with production engineering and business stakeholders

Who You Are

• understands tool and system design and can prototype machinery, software, and/or electronic circuitry from design models
• degree in mechanical engineering, mechatronics, electrical engineering, software engineering, automation engineering, systems engineering, or process engineering
• strong knowledge and practical skill in one or more other engineering disciplines
• 5-10 years industry experience in engineering prototyping or system integration
• experience in development and production manufacturing environments
• excelling communication skills with internal and external partners
• expert knowledge with tools for design and simulation in one or more engineering disciplines (e.g. solidworks, pspice, software programming tools, PLC controls simulation)
• bonus points: understanding of design constraints for food safe equipment

What We Offer

• 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, and Vision for you and your dependents
• Ownership via Stock Options
• Flexible Time Off
• Daily catered lunch
• Free and discounted pizza!
• The opportunity to work with an incredibly supportive team of thinkers and innovators
• Dog friendly office