Robotics Hardware Design Engineer

Feather Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Feather Robotics in San Francisco is hiring a Design Engineer with 2-4 years of hardware experience to own a robot subsystem from concept to production. You will join a tight-knit team shipping units and collaborate across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines to bring hardware to deployed reality.

The role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, robust design reviews, and scalable fabrication strategies, with a focus on delivering reliable hardware for a humanoid platform.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of hardware design experience in robotics, automotive, aerospace or similar.
• Experience taking hardware from concept to production or deployed units.
• Proficiency in core CAD tools and hands-on prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Own the design of a robot subsystem from requirements through production.
• Make independent design decisions and defend trade-offs in design reviews.
• Prototype quickly and develop scalable processes, materials and suppliers.
• Work across mechanical, electrical and software to integrate the subsystem into the full robot.
• Build, test, iterate and debug on real hardware.
• Write clear documentation: specs, test reports, drawings or schematics.

Skills

CAD Software

Prototyping

Hardware design

Design reviews

Documentation

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Mechatronics

Robotics

Tools

SolidWorks

Onshape

Job description

Feather Robotics in San Francisco is hiring a Design Engineer with 2-4 years of hardware experience to own a robot subsystem from concept to production. You will join a tight-knit team shipping units and collaborate across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines to bring hardware to deployed reality.

The role emphasizes hands-on prototyping, robust design reviews, and scalable fabrication strategies, with a focus on delivering reliable hardware for a humanoid platform.