Robotics Engineer, Hands
About The Position
Mach Industries is hiring a Robotics Engineer for its new non-defense consumer robotics program, with a focus on robotic hands. The role offers ownership of challenges involved in handling everyday objects with varied shapes, weights, and textures. Robotics engineers work end to end to build complete systems and partner closely with mechanical, electrical, and software engineers to turn concepts into products. The engineer will make early architectural and component decisions, own mechanisms that shape dexterity and movement, develop hand controls for secure and adaptable grasping, and support system integration. The role also involves rigorous reliability testing and failure analysis, using experiments and analysis to guide subsequent designs. The position requires availability for extended hours and weekends as needed, as well as compliance with applicable U.S. export-control requirements.
Requirements
- Experience designing robotic hand mechanisms and actuator control systems.
- Hands-on experience turning ideas into hardware and bridging theory and practice.
- Experience taking ambiguous, open-ended problems and creating workable designs.
- Curiosity about hard problems and motivation to learn unfamiliar systems.
- Ability to lead reviews, influence cross-functional teams, and communicate risks and solutions clearly.
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, computer science, robotics, physics, or a related engineering discipline.
- Available to work extended hours and weekends as needed.
- Must meet the stated U.S. citizenship, residency, refugee, asylee, or export-authorization criteria for access to information subject to U.S. Government export regulations.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced understanding of robotic hand mechanisms, kinematics, dynamics, and motion and force control.
- Experience with compact motor-transmission assemblies, tendon-driven or linkage-based fingers, force or tactile sensing, and grasp stability.
- Familiarity with robotic hardware such as actuators, gearboxes, motors, bearings, and sensors.
- Hands-on prototyping skills and experience troubleshooting mechanical and electromechanical systems.
- Knowledge of reliability testing, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations.
- Hands-on experience using structural FEA to drive design optimization, including stiffness, strength, and mass optimization.
- Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, materials, manufacturing processes, GD&T, and tolerance analysis.
- Proficiency with 3D CAD software such as Onshape, SolidWorks, Creo, NX, CATIA, or similar tools.
- At least 3 years of experience taking robotic or electromechanical hardware from concept through validation and deployment.
Responsibilities
- Make early architecture and component decisions with safety, manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability in mind.
- Own decisions about mechanisms that determine dexterity, strength, and range of motion.
- Develop and tune hand controls so the robot can grasp securely, adjust its grip, and handle fragile or unfamiliar objects.
- Partner with electrical, mechanical, and software peers to integrate and bring the complete hand system to life.
- Conduct reliability testing, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations, using experiments and analysis to guide design improvements.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries.
- Performance-based incentives tied to individual and company performance.
- Stock options or equity participation.
- Healthcare, dental, and vision plans.
- Retirement savings plans.
- Paid time off.
- Funds for continuing education, training, and career growth.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
