1X Technologies
Senior Manager - Material Sciences
San Carlos, CA · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$237k-$290kDetected 9 days ago
RoboticsMechanical DesignSensorsPlain Language
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About the role
- The Material Sciences team influences what NEO is made of.
- Every frame, glove, and thermal system starts with a material choice.
- Those choices set the weight, safety, durability, and cost of every robot we ship.
Responsibilities
- NEO is our flagship - a general purpose robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people.
- We're scaling, we're hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time safely creating abundance for all.
Requirements
- 7+ years in materials science or materials engineering
- Proven track record of qualifying materials into high-volume production, in at least one of: structural composites, high-strength alloys, or elastomers
- Experience with fatigue, impact, and environmental testing of structural or soft materials
- Advanced degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
Skills
- Experience in robotics, automotive, aerospace, or consumer electronics hardware
- Exposure to skin-like elastomers, tactile sensor integration, or other soft-material systems
- Familiarity with thermal interface materials and high-voltage insulation
Compensation
- $237,000 - $290,000
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
- Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
- Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
Company info
- Own the materials roadmap for NEO's structures, delivering a [X]% reduction in skeleton weight through advanced composites and high-strength alloys without sacrificing stiffness or safety
- Extend the fatigue life of high-cycle joints and load-bearing structures to [X hours / X cycles], and qualify chassis materials that absorb impact so robots survive real-world falls
- Solve thermal and electrical materials challenges inside tightly packaged limbs, qualifying thermal interface materials that keep motors and compute within operating limits and insulation systems that make high-voltage wiring safe at scale
- Reduce materials cost per robot through alternative material selection and design-for-manufacturing, while qualifying second sources for specialized materials so no single vendor can stall production
- Cut the cycle from new material concept to on-robot validation, building the lab and test capability that makes fast iteration routine
- Build and lead a materials science team, and operate as the trusted materials authority for mechanical design, manufacturing, and safety partners
- Translate robot-level goals for weight, safety, durability, and cost into material specifications and qualification plans engineers can execute
- Lead and develop materials engineers, setting clear priorities and holding a high standard for test rigor
- Balance material performance against cost and manufacturability, and make that tradeoff clear to design, manufacturing, and finance partners
- Design test and validation methods that produce trustworthy fatigue, impact, and environmental data quickly
- Manage suppliers of specialized materials, from technical qualification through capacity and risk planning
- Communicate materials decisions in plain language to people who are not materials scientists
- We're building humanoid robots that work in any space humans exist with the mission to create an abundance of labor.
- We've been at this since 2014 and we're at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.
Equal opportunity
- 1X is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, disability, military or veteran status, justice system impact, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
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