Senior Mechatronics Engineer — Dexterous Hand Systems Lead

Rhoda; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Rhoda AI in Mountain View is building next‑gen generalist robotics. As the Hand Team's lead engineer, you own the mechatronic architecture of the hand system and guide three specialist engineers to ship the platform.

You will define the hand's kinematic architecture, lead mechanical design of wearable and teleoperation hardware, and drive cross‑subsystem tradeoffs across actuation, structures, and electronics.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience designing humanoid or dexterous robotic hands with multi-DoF mechanisms.
• Demonstrated mechanical design experience with teleoperation exoskeletons or comparable wearable mechanisms.
• Experience designing human-body attachment and ergonomic interfaces for wearable devices.
• Systems-level fluency across all hand subsystems structures, actuation, and electronics with the judgment to make cross-domain tradeoffs.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechatronic architecture of the hand system
• Define and safeguard the hand's kinematic architecture across the program
• Lead mechanical design of wearable and teleoperation hardware, including operator ergonomics
• Set subsystem requirements and drive integration across actuation, structures, and electronics
• Drive prototyping, test, and design iteration across the hand program
• Technically mentor the actuator, structures, and electrical engineers on the team

Skills

Robotic hand design

Teleoperation wearables

Wearable interfaces

Systems integration

Job description

Rhoda AI in Mountain View is building next‑gen generalist robotics. As the Hand Team's lead engineer, you own the mechatronic architecture of the hand system and guide three specialist engineers to ship the platform.

You will define the hand's kinematic architecture, lead mechanical design of wearable and teleoperation hardware, and drive cross‑subsystem tradeoffs across actuation, structures, and electronics.