Robotics Hardware Engineer — Prototyping, Testing & Deployment

Ixian Robotics; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

Ixian Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a robotics hardware engineer to design and build the mechanical systems behind Ixian's robots. You will own hardware from requirements, to concept design, to prototypes, test suites, and manufacturing, ensuring reliable field performance.

Collaborate with electrical and software engineers; select actuators, bearings, and transmission components; create CAD drawings with tolerances; assemble prototypes; and develop calibration procedures and test

Qualifications

• Experience taking mechanical designs through fabrication, testing, and deployment.
• Proficiency in CAD tools with good tolerancing and material selection knowledge.
• Ability to apply physics-first principles to design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design mechanical parts and assemblies in CAD with dimensioned drawings and tolerance stackups.
• Select and size actuators, bearings, and other hardware for load, speed, and lifespan requirements.
• Fabricate and assemble prototypes and create assembly instructions.
• Collaborate with electrical and software engineers and field operations for system integration.
• Build test fixtures and calibration procedures; measure performance and fatigue.

Skills

Mechanical design

CAD proficiency

GD&T fundamentals

Manufacturing tradeoffs

Prototyping

Problem solving

Tools

CAD software

Job description

Ixian Robotics in San Francisco is seeking a robotics hardware engineer to design and build the mechanical systems behind Ixian's robots. You will own hardware from requirements, to concept design, to prototypes, test suites, and manufacturing, ensuring reliable field performance.

Collaborate with electrical and software engineers; select actuators, bearings, and transmission components; create CAD drawings with tolerances; assemble prototypes; and develop calibration procedures and test