Robotics Hand Architect - Dexterous Grasping Systems

Mach Industries; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity participation

Health, dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a robotics engineer to join a new consumer robotics program. You will own hand mechanism design, actuators, and end-to-end integration with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to deliver a complete hand system.

The role requires designing hardware from concept to deployment, prototyping, and rigorous reliability testing while collaborating across disciplines to bring products to life.

Qualifications

• Experience designing robotic hand mechanisms and actuator control systems.
• Hands-on experience turning ideas into hardware and bridging theory and practice.
• Experience taking ambiguous, open-ended problems and creating workable designs.
• Intrinsic curiosity about hard problems and the motivation to learn unfamiliar systems.
• Ability to lead reviews, influence cross-functional teams, and communicate risks and solutions clearly.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, mechatronics, mechanical engineering, computer science, robotics, physics, or a related engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Make early architecture and component decisions with safety, manufacturability, reliability, and serviceability in mind
• Own decisions about mechanisms that determine dexterity, strength, and range of motion
• Develop and tune hand controls so the robot can grasp securely, adjust its grip, and handle fragile or unfamiliar objects
• Champion systems integration by partnering with electrical, mechanical, and software peers to bring the complete hand system to life
• Conduct rigorous reliability testing, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations, using experiments and analysis to guide the next design

Skills

Robotic hand mechanisms

Actuator control systems

Hardware prototyping

Bridge theory and practice

Cross-functional leadership

Clear risk communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Mechatronics/Mechanical/CS/Robotics/Physics

Tools

3D CAD software

FEA basics

Job description

Mach Industries in Huntington Beach, CA, is seeking a robotics engineer to join a new consumer robotics program. You will own hand mechanism design, actuators, and end-to-end integration with mechanical, electrical, and software teams to deliver a complete hand system.

The role requires designing hardware from concept to deployment, prototyping, and rigorous reliability testing while collaborating across disciplines to bring products to life.