Mechatronics Hardware Engineer - Industrial Robot Retrofit

applied; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition, Inc. is hiring a Hardware Engineer to turn robots into reliable systems for industrial autonomy and robot learning. You will work on retrofit kits, lab hardware, and move from CAD to fabrication, documenting every step for repeatability.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with hardware, integration of sensors and actuators, and collaboration with safety and facilities teams. A strong background in mechatronics, CAD, and electrical troubleshooting is expected.

Qualifications

• Designed, assembled, and deployed mechatronic or robotic hardware that has operated reliably outside a CAD model or a bench test.
• Strong CAD skills and hands-on experience with rapid prototyping, machining or fabrication vendors, mechanical assembly, and design iteration.
• Practical understanding of loads, stiffness, tolerances, fasteners, cable routing, and mounting sensors/actuators.
• Experience with low-voltage power, connectors, harnesses, and electrical troubleshooting with a multimeter and oscilloscope.
• Experience writing test procedures, bills of materials, assembly instructions, and maintenance documentation for physical systems.
• Careful judgment around robot hazards and comfort working across mechanical, electrical, controls, and software boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Design and fabricate camera and gripper mounts, adapters, fixtures, end-effector interfaces, and compute enclosures that are rigid, serviceable, and easy to reproduce.
• Integrate arms, mobile bases, lift mechanisms, sensors, compute, power distribution, and cable harnesses into working robot systems with clear interface and load requirements.
• Take retrofit kits from requirements and CAD through supplier coordination, assembly, validation, bills of materials, and installation documentation.
• Work on cell safeguarding with qualified safety specialists and Facilities, including guarding, emergency stops, interlocks, and documented checks before robot operation.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults, repair and recommission hardware, and separate physical failures from software and integration issues.
• Keep the lab ready with calibration fixtures, preventive maintenance, spares, configuration records, and clear operating and troubleshooting procedures.
• Turn recurring prototype and teleoperation rig requests into reusable hardware rather than undocumented one-off modifications.

Skills

Mechatronic hardware

CAD design

Mechanical tolerances

Electrical wiring

Documentation

Safety awareness

Python

ROS 2

URDF workflows

Tools

Python

ROS 2

CAD-to-URDF

Job description

Applied Intuition, Inc. is hiring a Hardware Engineer to turn robots into reliable systems for industrial autonomy and robot learning. You will work on retrofit kits, lab hardware, and move from CAD to fabrication, documenting every step for repeatability.

The role emphasizes hands-on work with hardware, integration of sensors and actuators, and collaboration with safety and facilities teams. A strong background in mechatronics, CAD, and electrical troubleshooting is expected.