Senior Mechanical Engineer - Next-Gen Systems

Booster; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with a strong background in robotics development. The role involves designing mechanical systems for advanced robots, collaborating with a team, and applying engineering analysis to optimize designs. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree and relevant hands-on experience, along with strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in robotics systems development or similar.
• Hands-on experience with basic shop tools and mechanical assembly tools.
• Ability to create GD&T-informed drawings and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with engineers and conducting engineering analyses.
• Detailed design of structures, joints, and mechanisms.
• Creating assembly instructions and project documentation.

Skills

Robotics systems development

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Problem-solving

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering

Master’s degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAD (Onshape, Creo, SolidWorks)

FEA

Job description

Apptronik is building robots for the real world to improve human quality of life and to help solve the ever-increasing labor shortage problem. Our team has been building some of the most advanced robots on the planet for years, dating back to the DARPA Robotics Challenge. We apply our expertise across the full robotics stack to some of the most important and impactful problems our society faces, and expect our products and technology to change the world for the better. We value passion, creativity, and collaboration to help us overcome existing technological barriers in the industry to create truly innovative products.

You will join a team developingstate-of-the-art general-purpose robots designed to operate in human spaces and with human tools. It is designed to work alongside humans, mobilize to human spaces, and manipulate the world around it.

Job Summary

The team is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with proven hands-on capabilities and a strong practical background. We are primarily interested in candidates with prior robotics hardware design experience but will consider MEs with other relevant industrial experience as well. In this role, you will rapidly develop, test, and iterate on mechanical systems from ideation to delivery. This includes moving robotic joints and test fixtures while considering cost, DFM/DFX, and compliance issues.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with a small cross-disciplinary team of engineers
• Participate in creative brainstorming for concept generation
• Conduct engineering analysis to drive design decisions
• Compare concepts via iterative design, prototype, assembly, and test
• Lead design reviews at the CoDR, PDR, and CDR level for your system
• Detailed design of structures, joints, mechanisms, and actuators
• Perform analysis (FEA, etc.) to optimize and validate design
• Create GD&T-informed drawings, a Bill of Materials, and procurement documentation
• Produce assembly instructions and finalize project documentation
• Participate in pilot build of design
• Make test, validation, and maintenance plans for mechanical systems
• Respond to customer feedback and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

Skills

• 5+ years of experience in the development of robotics systems, or similar
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or similar
• Hands-on experience with basic shop tools and mechanical assembly tools
• Mastery of engineering fundamentals/first principles
• High proficiency in CAD (Onshape, Creo, SolidWorks, or similar)
• Electromechanical design experience
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent teamwork and collaboration
• Outstanding organization and time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Finite Element Analysis
• GD&T Experience

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree in mechanical engineering with 3+ years of relevant industry experience
• Sensors and sensing experience
• Large-scale structural design
• Pneumatic or vacuum system design experience
• Knowledge of relevant safety standards
• Knowledge of mass manufacturing methods
• Production design experience
• Value engineering and DFX

Qualities

• Curiosity, Humility, Integrity, Passion, Creativity
• A passion for building things. Fellow tinkerers are encouraged to apply.

*This is a direct hire. Please, no outside Agency solicitations.

Apptronik provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.