Lead Mechanical Engineer - Robotic Grinding & Finishing

Akkar; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkar is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer in San Francisco to own the mechanical design of robotic grinding and finishing cells, from end effectors to fixturing, force compliance, dust management, and safety systems.

You will drive designs from prototype through deployment, testing hardware on the factory floor and iterating based on production data to deliver robust finishing systems for diverse parts and customers.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial robotics/automation machinery design.
• Experience designing mechanical systems involving robotic tooling, end effectors, fixturing, or force compliance.
• Experience managing the full product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Design production-ready robotic cells including end effectors, tooling, fixturing, force-compliance systems, and safety/dust management.
• Improve finishing performance by optimizing abrasives, contact mechanics, material removal, surface quality, and cycle times.
• Take designs onto the factory floor, testing and iterating hardware in real production environments.
• Develop solutions for new parts and customers, establishing repeatable mechanical approaches and tooling standards.
• Work with robotic arms, force/torque sensing, vision, and other automation technologies to deliver reliable finishing systems.
• Drive designs from prototype through deployment and help ensure cells can operate reliably with minimal operator intervention.

Skills

Mechanical design

Robotics

End effectors

Fixturing

Force control

Safety systems

Production testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Akkar is seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer in San Francisco to own the mechanical design of robotic grinding and finishing cells, from end effectors to fixturing, force compliance, dust management, and safety systems.

You will drive designs from prototype through deployment, testing hardware on the factory floor and iterating based on production data to deliver robust finishing systems for diverse parts and customers.