Apptronik
Staff Drivetrain Engineer
Austin, TX · Staff+
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About the role
- We're looking for highly motivated and talented engineers with hands-on experience and a passion for robotics to join our team.
- ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES or KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Select layout and type of bearings based on performance characteristics, loads, and packaging
Responsibilities
- Specifically, we seek a Staff Drivetrain Engineer with proven capabilities in drivetrain design - gear design, gearbox architectures, and testing.
- Design drivetrains to optimize for mass, volume, inertia, efficiency, torques, and speeds
- Design gear tooth profiles to optimize for backlash, efficiency, strength, and lifetime
- Perform analysis (FEA, gear analysis software, static analysis, etc) to optimize and validate design
- Participate in pilot build of your design
- Iterate on design to harden for scalability and DFMA
- Collaborate with a small cross-disciplinary team of engineers
- Perform DVP&R to ensure design meets requirements
- Apptronik is a human-centered robotics company developing AI-powered robots to support humanity in every facet of life.
Requirements
- High proficiency in gear design software (KISSsoft, Romax, or similar) and CAD (NX, Solidworks, Onshape, etc)
- Extensive knowledge of types of gearboxes (planetary, spur gear, etc) and relevant industry standards (AGMA, SAE, ISO, etc)
- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 8+ years of experience in development of drivetrains, gearboxes, actuators, or similar, specifically within the robotics, automotive, or aerospace industries
- Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
Skills
- Strong understanding of gear manufacturing technologies, gear analysis, and tribology
- Outstanding organizational and time management skills
Benefits
- Our flagship humanoid robot, Apollo, is built to collaborate thoughtfully with people, starting with critical industries such as manufacturing and logistics, with future applications in healthcare, the home, and beyond.
Company info
- JOB SUMMARY We're looking for highly motivated and talented engineers with hands-on experience and a passion for robotics to join our team.
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