Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics Hardware Hardware

Frontdoor Defense; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

PTO

Stock Options

Job summary

Machina Labs is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical hardware design for our robotic sheet forming cells, from concept through release and production. You will shape machine subsystems, define interfaces, and drive reliability with cross-functional teams.

The role requires proven experience owning complex subsystems in industrial robotics or automation, collaborating with Robotics, Forming Process, Electrical, Controls, and Production to deliver robust hardware.

Qualifications

• Experience owning a complex mechanical subsystem on industrial machinery or robotics.
• Ability to take designs from concept to production with verification.
• Strong collaboration with Robotics, Electrical, Controls, and Production teams.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical hardware design from concept through release to production.
• Define interfaces and lead change control with relevant teams.
• Design fluid and thermal systems including cooling and lubrication.
• Integrate sensing and coordinate with electrical/controls teams.
• Create and maintain release documents and CAD drawings with GD&T.
• Lead design reviews and assess safety risks with the team.
• Coordinate with fabrication suppliers and drive quality improvements.

Skills

Mechanical design

Robotics hardware

Subsystem ownership

Tools

CAD

GD&T

Job description

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics Hardware

Own the mechanical hardware design for robotic sheet forming cells from concept to production

Location: Los Angeles, California

Compensation: $135,000 - 165,000 USD / year

About The Role

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Machina Labs is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own mechanical hardware design for our robotic sheet forming cells, taking designs from concept through release and into production. You will own the design of machine subsystems, make and defend the design decisions that set how that hardware performs, lasts, and is serviced, and work closely with Robotics, Forming Process, Electrical, Controls, and Production to get it built and running reliably. As the machine and the company grow, the areas you own will grow and shift with them.

The ideal candidate has owned a complex mechanical subsystem on industrial machinery, robotics, CNC, or automation equipment, and is comfortable taking it from first concept to hardware running in production.

What you will own:

Mechanical hardware design:

• Own the design of machine hardware through release. Examples include robot end-of-arm tooling (forming end effectors, spindle assemblies, heated forming end effectors, scan and calibration tool mounts), machine frame and structural hardware, and other robot-mounted and cell subsystems.
• Define mechanical, fluid, and electrical interfaces to the robot and machine, and hold them under change control.
• Design integrated fluid and thermal systems: cooling, lubrication, material transport, vacuum, and actuation.
• Integrate sensing (load, pressure, temperature) with the electrical and controls teams.
• Set the manufacturability approach for the assemblies you own, and lead design and manufacturability reviews with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Production.

Analysis, verification, and documentation:

• Perform and document analyses for release (tolerance, structural, thermal, etc.).
• Write and execute design verification plans, and use test data to drive designs to performance, life, and serviceability targets.
• Produce and maintain release documentation: CAD, fabrication-ready drawings with GD&T, BOMs, revision history, and capability specs. Own engineering changes for your hardware.
• Lead design reviews for the hardware you own and review the designs of other engineers.
• Evaluate safety and technical risk across the assemblies you own (interfaces, loads, failure modes, installation, and use) and design mitigations into the hardware and its validation.

Production and suppliers:

• Act as the engineering point of contact for fabrication suppliers of your hardware: release packages, answer technical questions, approve deviations, and drive quality issues to root cause.
• Lead investigation of production and field failures, deliver root cause, and implement durable fixes.
• Improve the reliability, serviceability, and cost of the hardware you own as production scales.

$135,000 - $165,000 a year Actual compensation will be determined based on experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location. In addition to the provided base salary range,

• comprehensive benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision)
• PTO
• Stock Options

Machina Labs is an Affirmitive Action and Equal Employment Opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with state and federal law.