Robotics Hardware Engineer - Lab Automation (SF, On-Site)

USA Tech Recruit; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

401(k)

Unlimited PTO

Weekday team dinners

Job summary

USA Tech Recruit is seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineer to join an early-stage team in San Francisco. You will design, prototype, test, and scale mechanical systems for robotic laboratory automation, collaborating across mechanical, robotics, electrical, and software disciplines.

The role emphasizes DFx, rapid prototyping, and shipping hardware into manufacturing, with 1–7 years experience and a portfolio of projects. 100% on-site, relocation support, and comprehensive benefits are provided.

Qualifications

• 1–7 years of hands-on mechanical design experience.
• Experience shipping physical hardware into manufacturing.
• Experience working in a startup or early-stage company.
• Breadth across multiple hardware domains or component families.
• Strong mechanical intuition and hands-on problem-solving.
• Proficiency with CAD packages.
• Understanding of design-for-manufacturability (DFM).
• Experience designing, building, testing and scaling hardware.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, test, validate, and iterate on mechanical systems for robotic laboratory automation.
• Create detailed CAD designs, assemblies, and production-ready documentation.
• Design, fabricate, assemble, and test hardware prototypes through multiple iterations.
• Develop mechanical and robotic solutions for manipulating laboratory and biological tools.
• Take hardware from concept through validation and manufacturing.
• Apply DFx principles and work with manufacturing processes, materials, and suppliers.
• Debug mechanical and hardware issues hands-on and develop practical solutions.
• Collaborate across mechanical, robotics, electrical, software, and scientific disciplines.
• Contribute across a broad range of engineering responsibilities as the company evolves.

Skills

Mechanical design

Hardware debugging

Hands-on fabrication

Design for manufacturability (DFM)

Rapid prototyping

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics

Tools

CAD software

PLM systems

Job description

USA Tech Recruit is seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineer to join an early-stage team in San Francisco. You will design, prototype, test, and scale mechanical systems for robotic laboratory automation, collaborating across mechanical, robotics, electrical, and software disciplines.

The role emphasizes DFx, rapid prototyping, and shipping hardware into manufacturing, with 1–7 years experience and a portfolio of projects. 100% on-site, relocation support, and comprehensive benefits are provided.