Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer - Atlas, Gripper
Core
Design and development of highly robust grippers for Atlas, a next-generation humanoid robot, balancing strength, dexterity, and tactile sensing in compact packages.
Role type
Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer (Robotics)
Builds
Hardware for Atlas humanoid robot grippers
Domain
Robotics / Humanoid Robots
Required skills
mechanics, dynamics, materials, precision mechanisms, CAD (Catia, NX, Solidworks), FEA, topology optimization, ASME drafting standards, GD&T, NPI/EVT/DVT transition
Preferred skills
tendon- or gear-driven systems, elastomeric contacts, compliant joints, multidisciplinary collaboration
Technologies
3DX, Catia, NX, Solidworks
Responsibilities
Design key gripper subsystems from concept to production-ready hardware; Develop and analyze mechanisms balancing dexterity, payload, and reliability; Apply engineering fundamentals across materials, tribology, thermals, and tolerance stack-ups; Use CAD and analysis tools to model, simulate, and validate designs; Collaborate with electrical, controls, and manufacturing engineers; Support prototyping, bring-up, and issue resolution
Seniority
Senior Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship (via careerplan.io/jobs/R2261-senior-staff-mechanical-engineer-atlas-gripper-at-bostondynamics)
