Staff Drivetrain Engineer — Robotics Actuation & Gear Design

Perot Jain; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apptronik in Austin, TX seeks a Staff Drivetrain Engineer to lead design and validation of gearboxes and drivetrain modules for electric actuators. You will optimize mass, inertia, efficiency, and performance, create GD&T drawings, BOMs, and support pilot builds.

The role requires 8+ years in drivetrain development within robotics, automotive, or aerospace, strong CAD/gear software skills, and collaboration in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in drivetrains, gearboxes, actuators within robotics, automotive, or aerospace.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, design, build, and test drivetrain technologies for use in electric actuators
• Design drivetrains optimizing for mass, volume, inertia, efficiency, torques, and speeds
• Create GD&T-informed drawings, a Bill of Materials, and procurement documentation
• Produce assembly instructions and finalize project documentation
• Participate in pilot build of your design
• Perform DVP&R to ensure design meets requirements
• Iterate on design to harden for scalability and DFMA
• Collaborate with a small cross-disciplinary team of engineers

Skills

Gear design software

CAD (NX/SolidWorks/Onshape)

Gearbox technologies

Tribology knowledge

Gear analysis

Engineering fundamentals

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

KISSsoft

Romax

NX

SolidWorks

Onshape

Job description

Apptronik in Austin, TX seeks a Staff Drivetrain Engineer to lead design and validation of gearboxes and drivetrain modules for electric actuators. You will optimize mass, inertia, efficiency, and performance, create GD&T drawings, BOMs, and support pilot builds.

The role requires 8+ years in drivetrain development within robotics, automotive, or aerospace, strong CAD/gear software skills, and collaboration in a fast-paced startup environment.