Staff Mechanical Engineer - Tech Lead
Core
Technical lead for Apollo's lower body mechanical architecture, responsible for hip, leg, knee, ankle, and foot assemblies to enable human-like mobility and stability.
Role type
Staff Mechanical Engineer (Tech Lead, lower body locomotion)
Builds
Apollo humanoid robot lower body stack (hips, legs, knees, ankles, feet)
Domain
Robotics, Embodied AI, Legged Locomotion
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Locomotion kinematics and dynamics, High-load structural design, Multi-DOF joint design, Fatigue and impact analysis, System architecture and trade-off studies, CAD (SolidWorks, NX, CATIA)
Preferred skills
Exoskeleton design, Actuation integration, Failure analysis, Technical mentorship
Technologies
SolidWorks, NX, CATIA
Responsibilities
Define mechanical architecture for lower body assemblies, Design high-performance multi-DOF joints, Optimize mass distribution and stability, Lead DVT execution and failure analysis, Mentor engineers on dynamic robotic systems
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with leadership