Senior Mechanical Design Engineer (Robotics)

Location: Mountain View, United States

Salary: $175,000–$250,000 per year, plus equity

Company

Builds generalist intelligent robots across the full robotics stack, including hardware, robot systems, infrastructure, foundation world models, and manufacturing.

What you will do

• Own the full lifecycle of robot Class-A cladding surfaces from concept and design studio interaction through end-of-life.
• Integrate cladding subsystems while balancing aesthetics, mechanical performance, cost, timing, and reliability.
• Define design criteria, manage tolerances, and perform dimensional stack-up analysis for functional and aesthetic interfaces.
• Design complex B-side features and robust attachment strategies, including ribs, bosses, clip towers, hooks, snaps, and welds.
• Coordinate prototype builds, evaluate assembly feasibility, validate components, and interpret structural and Moldflow FEA results.
• Produce CATIA 3D CAD models and 2D engineering drawings, and work with supply chain and Tier 1/2 suppliers on feasibility, RFQs, and build issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of engineering experience, including at least one full-cycle product launch.
• Deep knowledge of thin-walled component design and/or high-performance fiber-resin composites.
• Strong understanding of material selection, geometry, structural trade-offs, datum strategies, tolerances, and GD&T.
• Proficiency in CATIA or an equivalent CAD system, including communicating concepts through sections and CAD studies.
• Exceptional organization and first-principles problem solving under tight timelines.

Nice to have

• Experience with textiles, artificial leather, elastomers, or cellular structures.
• Knowledge of injection molding, RIM, vacuum forming, or thermoforming.
• Familiarity with polymer finishes such as painting or plating, and vehicle interior lighting integration.
• Experience spanning design engineering and manufacturing or assembly engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across hardware, robot systems, AI infrastructure, research, and manufacturing.
• Operate as a T-shaped engineer with broad hardware problem-solving responsibility.
• Participate in development of generalist robots for complex real-world environments.
• Compensation includes equity.