Senior Mechanical Engineer

Posted 3 days ago

maxwell bondNew York (NY)

Mechanical Engineers All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing

SENIORITY

Lead

SALARY

$180,000–$300,000

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About the role

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Advanced RoboticsNYC/Brooklyn | $180K–$300K Base + Meaningful Equity | Early-StageWe’re working with an early-stage robotics company building highly capable humanoid robots designed to perform real-world physical work across manufacturing — including manipulation, assembly and other tasks traditionally performed by people. You'll be joining a 5-person engineering team at the point where the product is moving from early prototypes into a much more sophisticated hardware platform. Following a significant funding round, they’re now scaling the core engineering team with 4–5+ hires across mechanical, electrical, controls and robotics. As their Senior Mechanical Engineer, this is an opportunity to have real ownership of the physical architecture of the robot rather than owning one small part of an established product.

What you'll be doing:

You’ll own the mechanical design of the robot, taking systems from concept through prototyping, testing and iteration.
Designing mechanisms, joints, linkages and actuator systems
Developing mechanical architectures for dynamic robotic systemsCAD, prototyping and hands-on hardware testing
Designing around motors, gearboxes, bearings and other electromechanical components
Structural design, tolerancing, materials and mechanical analysis
Designing for manufacturability, assembly and reliability
Working closely with electrical, controls and robotics engineers
Helping shape the mechanical architecture as the team scales
What they're looking for
Mechanical Engineers with strong hands-on experience designing and building complex electromechanical systems.
Experience with robotics, robotic arms, automation, actuators, mechanisms or other advanced hardware would be highly relevant.
Strong CAD and mechanical design experience, with a track record of taking hardware from concept through prototyping and testing.
You don't necessarily need previous humanoid robotics experience — they're interested in engineers who have worked on sophisticated moving hardware and enjoy solving difficult mechanical problems.
They’re looking to hire multiple engineers, with salaries ranging from $180,000–$300,000 base + meaningful equity.
If you've been waiting for the opportunity to join before the team and product are fully built, with a huge level of ownership over the mechanical design of the platform, this is exactly that.

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