Senior Mechanical Engineer, Plastics & Polymers

H1BConnect; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 151,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

DeepMind seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer focused on plastics and polymers to develop durable surfaces for robotic payloads and end-effector modules in Cambridge, MA. You will collaborate with structural, electrical, and robotics engineers to ensure scalable designs and robust validation testing.

The role requires hands-on experience with polymer materials, design, and manufacturing processes, and will involve working across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance surfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 4 years of experience creating both rigid and compliant plastics and polymer based parts.
• Experience in manufacturing processes, including single/multi-shot injection molding, overmolding, insert molding, resin selection, and tooling design constraints.
• Experience analyzing and solving wear, fatigue, and degradation tests across joints or high-cycle mechanical interfaces.
• Experience with polymer fabrication techniques such as 3D printing and silicone casting.
• Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience

Responsibilities

• Work with sensing engineers to embed conformal, flexible sensing modalities within plastic and polymer based matrices.
• Evaluate and select engineering plastics, elastomers, and advanced polymers based on mechanical properties.
• Design and prototype complex plastic enclosures and compliant polymer surfaces for robotic accessories.
• Partner with toolmakers and suppliers to manage tool design reviews and moldflow analysis.
• Apply Design for Manufacturability/Assembly principles to ensure yield and scalable production.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Materials engineering

Injection molding

Mold tooling

Polymer fabrication

3D printing

Fatigue testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Materials Engineering

Tools

Moldflow analysis

Job description

DeepMind seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer focused on plastics and polymers to develop durable surfaces for robotic payloads and end-effector modules in Cambridge, MA. You will collaborate with structural, electrical, and robotics engineers to ensure scalable designs and robust validation testing.

The role requires hands-on experience with polymer materials, design, and manufacturing processes, and will involve working across multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance surfaces.