Senior Mechanical Engineer - Lead Robotic Platform, Equity

Maxwell Bond; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful equity

Competitive base salary

Job summary

Maxwell Bond is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of a humanoid robotics platform moving from prototyping to a sophisticated hardware system. You will lead from concept to prototype, testing and iteration, shaping the core mechanical architecture for scalable robotics.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, integration with electrical/controls teams, and delivering robust hardware suitable for manufacturing and real-world work.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience designing and building complex electromechanical systems.
• Experience with robotics, robotic arms, automation, actuators or advanced hardware.
• Experience taking hardware from concept to prototype and test.
• Humanoid robotics experience is not required, but solved moving hardware problems welcomed.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical design of the robot from concept through prototyping and testing.
• Design mechanisms, joints, linkages and actuator systems.
• Develop mechanical architectures for dynamic robotic systems.
• CAD, prototyping and hands-on hardware testing.
• Design around motors, gearboxes, bearings and other components.
• Collaborate with electrical, controls and robotics engineers.
• Shape the mechanical architecture as the team scales.

Skills

Hands-on electromechanical design

Robotics systems

CAD design

Hardware prototyping

Tools

CAD

Job description

Maxwell Bond is hiring a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of a humanoid robotics platform moving from prototyping to a sophisticated hardware system. You will lead from concept to prototype, testing and iteration, shaping the core mechanical architecture for scalable robotics.

The role emphasizes hands-on design, integration with electrical/controls teams, and delivering robust hardware suitable for manufacturing and real-world work.