Senior Mechanical Designer, Humanoid Robots — Hybrid

Engineered Arts; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Engineered Arts is a London-based robotics company building the most engaging humanoid robots. We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join a small, highly skilled team, taking concepts through production across actuators, skins and kinematic systems.

You’ll work in a hybrid role, collaborating with electronics and software teams, prototyping, testing and documenting designs to ensure reliability and manufacturability in a rapidly evolving field.

Qualifications

• Strong real-world mechanical design experience across full lifecycle.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD and parametric modelling (Inventor preferred).
• Solid understanding of GD&T and tolerance stack‑up analysis.
• Experience designing for manufacturability and assembly.
• Hands-on prototyping and cross-disciplinary collaboration with electrical/controls teams.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical components and subsystems for humanoid robots, including mechanisms and shells.
• Take designs from concept through prototype, testing, iteration, production and maintenance.
• Balance aesthetics, performance, durability, availability and manufacturability.
• Identify materials and processes to enable prototype feasibility and scalable production.
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams for prototyping and production across various techniques.
• Integrate mechanical systems with sensing, actuation, control and embedded hardware.
• Develop and maintain detailed engineering documentation and BOMs.
• Contribute to product safety and regulatory compliance documentation.

Skills

Mechanical design

3D CAD

Mechanism design

Prototyping

DFM/DFA

Cross-functional collaboration

Hardware integration

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Blender

Z-Brush

Job description

Engineered Arts is a London-based robotics company building the most engaging humanoid robots. We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to join a small, highly skilled team, taking concepts through production across actuators, skins and kinematic systems.

You’ll work in a hybrid role, collaborating with electronics and software teams, prototyping, testing and documenting designs to ensure reliability and manufacturability in a rapidly evolving field.