Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Hardware

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

Job summary

Darwin Robotics in San Francisco builds general-purpose robot technicians for data centers. We design, assemble, and maintain production-ready robots that perform precise manipulation and autonomous tasks.

You will contribute across mechatronics, electronics, embedded systems, and controls, delivering reliable hardware from concept to deployment. Strong CAD, rapid prototyping, and hands-on engineering are essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in at least one hardware discipline.
• Ability to work across mechanical design, electronics, embedded systems, and controls.
• Proficient in CAD, mechanical design, and rapid prototyping.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Responsibilities

• Design and build robotic mechanisms, manipulators, and mobile systems.
• Develop dexterous hands and end effectors for precise manipulation.
• Design and integrate actuators, sensors, electronics, and embedded systems.
• Develop sensing and feedback systems for reliable physical interaction.
• Take hardware from concept through fabrication, assembly, testing, and iteration.
• Engineer robust robotic systems for real-world industrial environments.

Skills

Robotics engineering

Mechatronics

CAD

Rapid prototyping

Electrical design

Tools

CAD software

Rapid prototyping equipment

Embedded systems tools

Job description

Every machine is built and repaired by skilled hands. The world needs more of them. At Darwin, we’re building general-purpose robot technicians that assemble and maintain the machines civilization runs on.

We’re starting with data centers, where assembly, commissioning, and maintenance require dexterity, precision, and tool use.

Our robots learn these tasks from demonstrations rather than being explicitly programmed for each workflow. We’re a small team building the intelligence, hardware, and company to bring these robots into the real world.

What You’ll Work On

• Robot Design Design and build robotic mechanisms, manipulators, and mobile systems.
• Dexterous Manipulation Develop dexterous hands and end effectors for precise manipulation and tool use.
• Mechatronics Design and integrate actuators, sensors, electronics, and embedded systems.
• Sensing & Control Develop sensing and feedback systems for reliable physical interaction.
• Rapid Prototyping Take hardware from concept through fabrication, assembly, testing, and iteration.
• Reliability & Deployment Engineer robust robotic systems for real-world industrial environments.

Who You Are

You’re an exceptional mechanical, electrical, mechatronics, or robotics engineer who loves building physical systems.

You have deep expertise in at least one hardware discipline and the ability to work across mechanical design, electronics, embedded systems, and controls.

You’re proficient in CAD, mechanical design, and rapid prototyping, with the ability to take hardware from concept through fabrication, assembly, and testing.

You have high agency, move quickly, and take ownership from design through deployment. You care deeply about precision, reliability, and building production-ready robots.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not currently sponsor work visas.