Member of Technical Staff: Mechanical Engineer

Job Summary

Essential Functions

• Design and rapidly prototype custom hardware such as leader arms for teleoperation, data collection devices, and custom assemblies on a days-to-weeks timeline
• Own actuator design, integration, and FEA analysis for end-effectors and robotic arms handling industrial loads
• Context-switch between short-horizon prototyping tasks and longer-term projects such as custom arms and actuators
• Collaborate cross-functionally with ML, electrical, and deployment teams to translate manipulation requirements into working hardware
• Build and iterate on grippers, fixtures, tooling, and full robot assemblies from concept through deployment in industrial environments

Required Qualifications

• 0-10 years of experience in mechanical engineering for robotics, actuators, or hardware products
• Strong CAD proficiency with SolidWorks, Onshape, or Fusion 360
• Hands-on fabrication experience including 3D printing and CNC machining
• Experience taking mechanical designs from concept through manufacturing and deployment
• Portfolio showcasing personal or independent hardware projects
• Ability to work on-site in San Francisco five days per week

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience at robotics, autonomous systems, aerospace, or consumer electronics companies
• Founding or early engineer experience at a hardware startup
• Tenured roles at established hardware companies
• DFM experience across machining, sheet metal, injection molding, and additive processes
• High throughput with ability to manage multiple short-horizon projects

Technical Skills

• CAD
• FEA
• Actuator design
• GD&T
• 3D printing
• CNC machining
• Integration of actuators
• Load analysis for robotic arms
• Deformation analysis of grippers and end effectors

Education & Certifications

Compensation & Benefits