Associate Mechanical Engineer

About the role

We are seeking an entry-level Mechanical Engineer to join our team working on the mono leg of our humanoid robot platform. The mono leg is the single load-bearing structure connecting the mobile base to the torso, designed to handle the full weight and dynamic loads of the upper robot.

Responsibilities

• Design and iterate on the packaging of the leg actuator — mounting hardware, spacers, alignment features, and cable exits — to interface requirements defined by senior engineers and the actuation team
• Develop the design of the leg's structural cast parts under supervision: building CAD geometry for stiffness and mass efficiency, applying draft and wall-thickness rules, and incorporating vendor feedback on castability
• Implement the thermal design of the leg — conduction paths, thermal interface materials, and heat-sinking features — and run thermal tests to validate performance against limits set by the actuation and electrical teams
• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, tolerance stacks, and BOMs to support design reviews and manufacturing handoffs
• Build test setups and prototypes, run structural, thermal, and durability tests, collect data, and document results
• Collaborate with the mobile base, torso, actuation, and electrical teams to keep your designs aligned with full-system requirements

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field
• 0–2 years of experience in mechanical design or hardware engineering (internships, co-ops, and serious project teams count)
• Proficiency with CAD software (Catia, SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Onshape, or similar) for part and assembly design
• Solid grasp of mechanics fundamentals — statics, stress, stiffness, and heat transfer — and the instinct to sanity-check designs with quick hand calculations
• Familiarity with common manufacturing processes — machining, casting, sheet metal, 3D printing — and how they inform design decisions
• Comfort working hands-on with hardware: assembling components, running tests, and troubleshooting physical systems
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow and contribute to engineering documentation practices
• Eagerness to learn directly from senior engineers in a fast-moving environment and take feedback well through rapid design iterations

Qualifications

• Nice to have (but not required): coursework or project experience with cast, molded, or otherwise tooled parts; exposure to FEA (structural or thermal); experience on a robotics competition or engineering project team; hands-on experience with FDM or SLA 3D printing for functional prototypes; familiarity with GD&T and engineering drawing standards; personal projects that involved designing, building, and iterating on real mechanisms

Skills

• Proficiency with CAD software
• Understanding of mechanics fundamentals
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes
• Attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams

Benefits

• Fast-paced growth environment
• Day-to-day mentorship from experienced engineers
• Real design ownership within a focused subsystem
• Rapid track to becoming a strong structures engineer

Pay

$120K - $150K

Schedule

Full-time