Senior Robotics Simulation & FEA Engineer

Meta; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta Robotics Studio seeks a Mechanical Engineer focused on accurate FEA and advanced kinematics to influence early architecture decisions for humanoid robots. You will own simulations, validate designs with tests, and work with design, controls, hardware, and reliability teams to deliver lightweight, high-performance systems.

You will evaluate structural performance, weight reduction, and energy usage across real robot tasks, driving robust solutions and clear documentation for EVT through PVT

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant experience in robotics, aerospace, automotive, or high-performance electromechanical products.
• Demonstrated expertise in FEA including static structural analysis and interpretation of stress/strain, stiffness, and failure modes, and geometry optimization for weight reduction.
• Experience with at least one major FEA toolset (e.g., Abaqus, ANSYS, Comsol, Nastran, or similar) and pre/post processing workflows.
• Experience with drop/shock simulation and test correlation (instrumented drops, shock response spectra, impact modeling)
• Experience performing modal analysis and translating results into concrete design improvements
• Hands-on experience building kinematic models (e.g., using MATLAB, Python, ROS/Pinocchio, Drake, or similar)
• Demonstrated knowledge of mechanics of materials, dynamics, and machine design principles as applied to product development
• Ability to communicate analysis results clearly to mixed audiences and drive design decisions

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end FEA for major humanoid subsystems.
• Perform and communicate results for structural, weight, drop/shock, and modal analyses.
• Define boundary conditions, load cases, acceptance criteria, and correlation plans.
• Drive design changes based on analysis and correlate with tests.
• Develop and use kinematic and dynamic models for joint architectures and actuation trade-offs.
• Quantify task-level power/energy usage and thermal implications across locomotion and manipulation tasks.
• Produce actionable guidance to hardware and controls teams on architecture choices.
• Collaborate with design, controls, perception, embedded, manufacturing, and reliability teams from concept through EVT/DVT/PVT.

Skills

FEA analysis

Kinematics/dynamics modeling

Robotics experience

Abaqus

ANSYS

MATLAB/Python

Visualization/communication

Project collaboration

Education

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Abaqus

ANSYS

Comsol

Nastran

MATLAB

Python

ROS/Pinocchio

Drake

Job description

Meta Robotics Studio seeks a Mechanical Engineer focused on accurate FEA and advanced kinematics to influence early architecture decisions for humanoid robots. You will own simulations, validate designs with tests, and work with design, controls, hardware, and reliability teams to deliver lightweight, high-performance systems.

You will evaluate structural performance, weight reduction, and energy usage across real robot tasks, driving robust solutions and clear documentation for EVT through PVT