Staff Mechanical Engineer (Phantom)

Foundation•San Francisco, CA

13d•Onsite

About The Position

At Foundation, we are designing a humanoid optimized to operate in rugged conditions to push the bounds of potential robotic applications. You’ll be one of the core owners of the hardware for our humanoid platform and get to drive key technical decisions surrounding performance, cost, production, and reliability. This role touches all of the humanoid hardware including actuators, battery, embedded electronics, structures, harnessing. Working alongside AI, software, manufacturing, and electrical teams, you'll develop tightly integrated hardware that enables the next generation of intelligent robotic systems. As a technical leader, you'll help establish the mechanical engineering discipline, mentor engineers, define architecture, and shape the future of one of the most advanced humanoid robotics platforms in the world.

Requirements

8+ years experience in robotics, automation, aerospace, or similar design spaces.
Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
Proven track record designing for mass manufacturing and scaling suppliers to volume.
Expert in common tools like CAD.
Proficient in CAE tools like FEA, CFD, thermal analysis, etc.
Motivated to coach peers and juniors through best engineering practices and drive rigorous technical decision making.
Experience with GD&T and tolerance analysis for high-precision assemblies and the associated high-volume manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

Drive key technical decisions surrounding performance, cost, production, and reliability of humanoid hardware.
Oversee hardware components including actuators, battery, embedded electronics, structures, and harnessing.
Develop tightly integrated hardware in collaboration with AI, software, manufacturing, and electrical teams.
Establish the mechanical engineering discipline.
Mentor engineers.
Define architecture.
Shape the future of advanced humanoid robotics platforms.
Implement continual improvements for metrics like cost, mass, and performance supporting production.