Responsibilities
- Design custom hardware and integrate off-the-shelf parts to expand what the company's robots can do in the field.
- Own the full design, structural analysis, and testing of actuators, grippers, and robotic arms built for industrial loads.
- Quickly build leader arms, remote-control rigs, and data-collection hardware, often within days to weeks.
- Work with machine learning, electrical, and deployment teams to turn physical needs into working robots.
- Take hardware from concept through analysis, fabrication, and live industrial use.
Requirements
- 0–4 years of experience in high-ownership mechanical engineering for robotics, actuators, or hardware products.
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. For junior candidates, a strong portfolio can stand in for the degree.
- A visible portfolio of personal or independent hardware projects.
- Experience in university robotics, motorsports (such as Formula SAE), or build clubs is highly valued.
- Strong CAD skills and knowledge of designing parts for manufacturing.
- Able to work on-site 6 days a week in San Francisco.
Skills Required
- CAD (SolidWorks, Onshape, or Fusion 360)
- Actuator & powertrain design
- Finite element analysis (FEA)
- Design for manufacturing (CNC, sheet metal, injection molding, 3D printing)
- End-effector & gripper design
- Rapid prototyping & fabrication
- Cross-team collaboration
- Locations
- San Francisco, California, United States
- Education
- bachelor degree
- Experience
- No experience required