Senior Electromagnetic Actuator Design Engineer

United States Digital Space LLC; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

the company in San Francisco, CA seeks a Senior Actuator Electromagnetic Design Engineer to lead custom actuator development for advanced robotic systems. You will own architecture, design, prototyping, validation, and system integration across mechanical, electrical, controls, firmware, and manufacturing teams.

This role focuses on precision electromechanical assemblies, torque and thermal performance, sensing strategies, and scalable production-ready designs for future robotic platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience designing electromagnetic systems for robotics or precision mechatronic hardware.
• Ability to design for prototype and production manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with encoder integration and calibration strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, and integration of custom robotic actuators and electromagnetic components.
• Define actuator requirements and system-level trade studies (torque, bandwidth, thermal, cost).
• Design precision electromechanical assemblies with tolerances, load paths, and seals in mind.
• Drive actuator integration with controls, firmware, and software teams to optimize performance.
• Develop and validate prototype bring-up, tests, and iterative refinements.
• Create test methodologies and validation plans for performance, reliability, and durability.

Skills

Electromechanical design

Robotics actuators

Thermal management

Sensing and encoders

Hands-on testing

Education

Bachelor’s or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics

Tools

NX

Teamcenter

CAD

Job description

the company in San Francisco, CA seeks a Senior Actuator Electromagnetic Design Engineer to lead custom actuator development for advanced robotic systems. You will own architecture, design, prototyping, validation, and system integration across mechanical, electrical, controls, firmware, and manufacturing teams.

This role focuses on precision electromechanical assemblies, torque and thermal performance, sensing strategies, and scalable production-ready designs for future robotic platforms.