Lead Mechatronics Engineer (Hands Team Lead)
Rhoda AI · Mountain View, CA · 1 wk ago
On-siteEngineering$225k–$280k/yrFull-time
What You'll Do
- Own the mechatronic architecture of the hand system
- Define and safeguard the hand's kinematic architecture across the program
- Lead mechanical design of wearable and teleoperation hardware, including operator ergonomics
- Set subsystem requirements and drive integration across actuation, structures, and electronics
- Drive prototyping, test, and design iteration across the hand program
- Techically mentor the actuator, structures, and electrical engineers on the team
What You Bring
- Hands-on experience designing humanoid or dexterous robotic hands with multi-DoF mechanisms
- Demonstrated mechanical design experience with teleoperation exoskeletons or comparable wearable mechanisms
- Experience designing human-body attachment and ergonomic interfaces for wearable devices
- Systems-level fluency across all hand subsystems — structures, actuation, and electronics — with the judgment to make cross-domain tradeoffs
Nice to Have
- Experience taking robotic or consumer hardware from prototype through production
- Familiarity with haptics, motion capture, or wearable data-capture systems
- Prior technical leadership or mentorship of a small hardware team