Rhoda AI
Senior Mechanical Engineer- Robot Head
Mountain View · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 8 days ago
Computer VisionSolidWorksFusion 360GD&TRoboticsMechanical DesignHardware DesignAR/VRResearchCommunicationCollaborationTolerance Analysis
About the role
- We've raised over $450M and are investing aggressively in model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing scale-up to make generalist robotics a reality.
- This is a high-ownership role where your decisions define what our robot sees, hears, and looks like.
Responsibilities
- Own the mechanical architecture and packaging of the robot head, including cameras, speakers, microphones, and supporting electronics, within a tightly constrained envelope
- Drive compatibility between the internal packaging and the industrial design surfaces, negotiating trade-offs between ID intent, sensor fields of view, thermal performance, and serviceability
- Design stiff, stable sensor mounting - camera alignment, boresight retention through thermal and dynamic loading, and structural paths that keep image quality high while the head is in motion
- Define and own the mechanical interface to the neck - the structural mount, alignment and registration features, electrical pass-through, and serviceability scheme - driving this interface to closure with the neck team
- Drive finalization of sensor requirements with perception and systems teams - locking placement, alignment, thermal, and mounting specifications for cameras and other head-mounted sensors
- Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, tolerance stacks, and BOMs to support design reviews, prototyping, and manufacturing handoffs
- Strong command of mass analysis and the discipline to design to hard mass and CG budgets
- Own the face of the robot - the head is what people look at and interact with, and you'll own everything inside it, from sensor packaging through ID integration
- Work at the intersection of perception and industrial design - few mechanical roles demand optical packaging, acoustics, thermals, and aesthetic collaboration in one tightly constrained envelope
- Strong communication skills and the ability to drive requirements to closure across mechanical, electrical, software, and design disciplines
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in mechanical design of complex electromechanical products - robotics, consumer electronics, camera systems, or similar
- Experience with precision optical or sensor mounting - alignment, boresight stability, and tolerance analysis for optical assemblies
- Expert-level proficiency with CAD software (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Onshape, or similar) for complex part and assembly design
- Working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) applied to optical and precision mechanical assemblies
- Experience taking a subsystem from concept through DVT/PVT into production
Nice to have
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field (MS preferred)
Benefits
- Experience packaging camera modules or vision systems in consumer electronics, AR/VR headsets, drones, or robotics
- Experience defining sensor requirements alongside perception or computer vision teams
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