Staff Drivetrain Engineer

Apptronik•Austin, TX

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life. Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond. We operate at the cutting edge of Applied AI, applying our expertise across the full robotics stack to solve some of society's most important problems. You will join a team dedicated to bringing Apollo to market at scale, tackling the complex challenges like safety, commercialization, and mass production to change the world for the better. We're looking for highly motivated and talented engineers with hands-on experience and a passion for robotics to join our team. Specifically, we seek a Staff Drivetrain Engineer with proven capabilities in drivetrain design – gear design, gearbox architectures, and testing.

Requirements

High proficiency in gear design software (KISSsoft, Romax, or similar) and CAD (NX, Solidworks, Onshape, etc)
Strong understanding of gear manufacturing technologies, gear analysis, and tribology
Extensive knowledge of types of gearboxes (planetary, spur gear, etc) and relevant industry standards (AGMA, SAE, ISO, etc)
Mastery of engineering fundamentals / first principles
Exceptional attention to detail
Excellent teamwork and collaboration
Outstanding organizational and time management skills
The ability to multi-task and manage conflicting deadlines
Strong written and verbal communication
Great team player able to perform within a dynamic start-up environment

Responsibilities

Conceptualize, design, build, and test drivetrain technologies for use in electric actuators
Design drivetrains to optimize for mass, volume, inertia, efficiency, torques, and speeds
Design gear tooth profiles to optimize for backlash, efficiency, strength, and lifetime
Select layout and type of bearings based on performance characteristics, loads, and packaging
Select lubrication strategy with maintenance, performance, and lifetime in mind
Perform analysis (FEA, gear analysis software, static analysis, etc) to optimize and validate design
Select materials and manufacturing methods to optimize for actuation performance and cost
Create GD&T-informed drawings, a Bill of Material, and procurement documentation
Produce assembly instructions and finalize project documentation
Participate in pilot build of your design
Perform DVP&R to ensure design meets requirements
Iterate on design to harden for scalability and DFMA
Collaborate with a small cross-disciplinary team of engineers