Senior Mechanical Engineer – Structural Simulation & Analysis
Core
Senior Mechanical Engineer performing structural simulation, mass optimization, and dynamic analysis for Apptronik's Apollo humanoid robot to ensure safety and performance.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical engineer (structural simulation & analysis)
Builds
Apollo humanoid robot
Domain
Robotics / Embodied AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Non-linear FEA, fatigue life prediction, topology optimization, multi-body dynamics, material characterization, test/sim correlation, vibration analysis, high-cycle fatigue modeling
Preferred skills
High-speed moving mechanisms experience, lightweighting structures for mobile platforms
Technologies
Ansys, Abaqus, SimCenter
Responsibilities
Guide culture toward simulation-driven design, develop company-wide standards for material models and safety factors, perform analysis of non-linear events like high-velocity impacts, predict lifecycle of components using fracture mechanics, utilize generative design for mass reduction, design physical experiments to validate simulation models, mentor junior engineers on complex physics problems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
