TL;DR
Cala is a food-tech startup building and operating robotic restaurants for the pick-up and delivery markets(e)We deeply believe that technology has the potential to bring immeasurable value to all areas of our lives and its impact on what we eat has been unsatisfying(e)We are changing that.
We are looking for a Junior Mechanical Engineer to help us with the mechanical design (no surprise here...) of our pasta-cooking robot(e)
Fluency in English is required [writing + speaking]
CDI, full-time, in-office [Gentilly, 94250]
Offer: 35 000€ — 40 000€/year brut [depending on years of XP]
Start date: asap
Most importantly,
What will I do?
> Mechanical design of highly specialized, complex robotic systems in electromechanical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic domains
> Prototyping of your own design
> Testing the prototypes
> Assembly of the first iteration of the released design
What is needed to do this job?
> CAD
> Full fluency in English
> Hands-on prototyping experience [such as 3D printing, CNC machining, and manual machining]
> Eagerness and ability to learn and grow
> Passion for engineering
Benefits
Swile restaurant tickets, 8€/ticket, 50% paid by Cala
Public transport subscriptions [annual, monthly, or weekly subscriptions to Navigo, Veligo, Imagine R, Velib, and other public transport abonements], 50% of the monthly cost paid by Cala
Health insurance [Alan], 50% of the monthly cost paid by Cala
Remote house in Guethary that you can use freely for vacations
Also
Flexible schedule [you are in charge of how you organize your day, there is no schedule imposed and no one is counting your hours as long as you reach your goals]
Comfy office [large and comfortable 3-stories house fully owned by Cala that includes a big kitchen, free snacks & drinks, in-house canteen, shower, patio, games, and a pool, so no depressive gray cubicles]
Project ownership & autonomous work [no micromanagement, no ‘big corporate’ vibe, no useless meetings — only real input and the possibility to fulfill yourself professionally]
Work at a start-up [impactful project, transparent growth & promotion opportunities as the company expands]
Hardware and software [we will provide you with everything you need for work, whether it’s a MacBook or a fully equipped workshop]
Now, more details 👋
What's the company name?
Cala [ˈkɑːlə]
What's the company besides the name?
We are a [rapidly] expanding FoodTech company driven by a team of 32 ultra-talented people working on creating a fully autonomous pasta-cooking robot and managing revolutionary restaurants(e)
Same sentence, but shorter: we are making cool robots and selling great food(e)
Why are we hiring?
We want to have 33 ultra-talented people(e)Also, somebody mentioned rapid expansion.
Why even do all this? 🍝
Our mission is to make high-quality food more accessible(e)Historically, the Fast-food industry has done everything it could to reduce its food costs to cope with increasing real-estate and labor costs, but we do the opposite — we use the productivity gains from our robot to invest in high-quality locally sourced ingredients, we prepare them carefully in insanely good and infinitely customizable recipes and serve them in a delightful customer-centric experience(e)The hardware team is crucial for delivering this product to our customers.
What are our values?
1(e)We optimize for Long term, Positive, Measurable impact
We shy away from bullshit metrics and virtue signaling and instead focus on having an impact
2(e)We practice proactive transparency
We use transparency as the cornerstone of trust we build with our customers and the responsibility we build with our team
3(e)We use rational thinking
We use first-principle thinking to make informed decisions and deconstruct the status quo
4(e)We move step by step
We take Gall's law to heart: "All complex systems that work evolved from simpler systems that worked" and build failure and iteration as part of the process
5(e)We get hands-on
We move exceptionally fast by doing by approaching every problem by asking "Can we do it ourselves?"
Who will I work with? 🦾
Our hardware team consists of 7 amazing people: Ibrahim as Head of Hardware, Julien as Lead Engineer, Ugo as Mechatronics Engineer, Anthony as Senior Electrical Engineer, Andrea as Technician, Imane as Supply Chain Engineer, and Ewan as Engineering Assistant(e)You would be managed directly by Ibrahim and work closely with the whole team(e)Also, the hardware team has a huge, well-equipped, dreamlike workshop.
What is the interview process?
10-20 minute introduction call with Natalia, our Head of Talent(e)It can be done over the phone or via Google meets, and the goal is to confirm basic requirements and answer any of your questions [also, Natalia is the one writing this job post, so if you dislike it, you can use this opportunity to complain about it](e)
45-60 minute technical call with Ibrahim, the Head of Hardware(e)As the name suggests, this call goes in-depth into your experiences, technical skills, and preferred engineering practices to better understand what you are good at, what you don't want to do anymore, and what you'd like to learn.
1 full day to do an in-office case study and meet the team(e)It usually lasts for 3-5 hours, and we use this time to better evaluate your skillset and see how you solve design-related problems(e)We also see it as an opportunity for you to meet your potential future colleagues and get an inside view of how we work(e)It's done strictly for interviewing purposes to access your capacity to do this job(e)We don't use case studies/their results and don't profit from them(e)
What are the hiring criteria?
The amount of relevant experience and availability.