Humanoid
Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
US, Boston, MA · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 95 days ago
RESTVendor ManagementSolidWorksCreoFEAGD&TRoboticsMechanical DesignCollaboration
About the role
- As a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer on the Core Platform team, you'll play a key part in turning ambitious, open-ended ideas into high-performing, real-world robotics solutions.
- Your work will span hands-on design, collaborative prototyping, and technical validation, driving innovation in mechanisms, and structures.
- You'll develop detailed CAD models and documentation, ensure manufacturability and safety, and work closely with cross-disciplinary teams and vendors-all while adapting to rapidly evolving project needs.
Responsibilities
- Interpret Open-Ended Design Requirements: Help transform broad project requirements into detailed, pragmatic design specifications for new systems and components.
- Collaborate Across Disciplines: Work with engineers from various disciplines to brainstorm, design, and develop prototype robots that meet challenging performance targets.
- Innovate with Mechanisms and Structures: Design and refine innovative mechanisms, interfaces, and structures that elevate robot performance, from energy-absorbing crash protection to ergonomic robot coverings.
- CAD Design & Documentation: Create and manage CAD models, engineering drawings, assembly documentation, and test plans for parts and assemblies.
- Analysis and Validation: Perform necessary analyses on new designs, validate them through bench tests, and ensure that they meet all performance, safety, and manufacturability standards.
- Troubleshoot and Implement Solutions: Identify and resolve design issues by determining root causes and implementing effective corrective and preventative measures.
- Vendor Management: Collaborate with external vendors for components and assemblies that require outsourcing, ensuring that third-party designs meet Humanoid's stringent requirements.
- Experience transitioning designs from early concepts (NPI, EVT, DVT) to production.
- Freedom to influence the product and own key initiatives.
Requirements
- BSME with 5+ years of relevant experience
- Experience designing high‑performance mechanical structures, motion mechanisms, and integrated systems, ideally in robotics or comparable high‑precision fields.
- Advanced proficiency in CAD software (NX, SolidWorks, Creo etc.) with experience in FEA and topology optimization.
- Strong understanding of ASME drafting standards, including GD&T (Y14.5-2018).
- Familiarity with production processes such as casting, sheet metal, stamping, hydroforming, composites, and compliant energy-absorbing structures.
Compensation
- For this role in Massachusetts, the expected base salary range is $160K-$215K USD per year
- For this role in Massachusetts, the expected base salary range is $160K-$215K USD per year; your placement in that range depends on how your experience maps to our internal leveling.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health coverage for US‑based employees, including fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance, with virtual care and employee assistance resources.
- Meaningful time off to rest and recharge: 23 days of PTO (accrued), separate sick leave, and paid company holidays.
- 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.
- Equity included-we believe builders should share in what they build.
- Adapt to Changing Needs: Stay flexible and responsive to changing project requirements while maintaining a team-first, collaborative mindset.
Company info
- Here at Humanoid, we believe in a future where robots amplify human potential.
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