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Staff Mechanical Engineer - End Effector Structure Tech Lead

HQ💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-25 → 2026-07-31

Core

Lead structural design and architecture of a next-generation multi-fingered robotic hand for a humanoid platform, balancing dexterity, strength, weight, and tactile interaction.

Role type

Staff Mechanical Engineer (Technical Lead)

Builds

Multi-DOF robotic hand structures for the Apollo humanoid robot

Domain

Robotics, Embodied AI, Biomechanics

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Multi-DOF mechanism design, FEA and durability analysis, DFM/DFA, cross-functional technical leadership, Class-A surfacing expertise, tendon-driven system design, tight-space integration

Preferred skills

Human hand biomechanics knowledge, compliant/soft robotic structures, tactile sensing integration, advanced materials knowledge

Technologies

SolidWorks, NX, Catia

Responsibilities

Define mechanical architecture of multi-fingered hand, develop robust multi-DOF finger and joint mechanisms, co-design actuation systems with tendon routing, drive structural analysis and validation, enable compact integrated designs, lead prototyping and iteration, own manufacturability and scale-up, mentor engineers and set best practices

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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