Hardware Engineer, Mechatronics

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Design and fabricate camera and gripper mounts, adapters, fixtures, end-effector interfaces, and compute enclosures that are rigid, serviceable, and easy to reproduce.
• Integrate arms, mobile bases, lift mechanisms, sensors, compute, power distribution, and cable harnesses into working robot systems with clear interface and load requirements.
• Take retrofit kits from requirements and CAD through supplier coordination, assembly, validation, bills of materials, and installation documentation.
• Work on cell safeguarding with qualified safety specialists and Facilities, including guarding, emergency stops, interlocks, and documented checks before robot operation.
• Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults, repair and recommission hardware, and separate physical failures from software and integration issues.
• Keep the lab ready with calibration fixtures, preventive maintenance, spares, configuration records, and clear operating and troubleshooting procedures.
• Turn recurring prototype and teleoperation rig requests into reusable hardware rather than undocumented one-off modifications.

Job requirements

• Designed, assembled, and deployed mechatronic or robotic hardware that has operated reliably outside a CAD model or a bench test.
• Strong CAD skills and hands-on experience with rapid prototyping, machining or fabrication vendors, mechanical assembly, and design iteration.
• Practical understanding of loads, stiffness, tolerances, fasteners, cable routing, and the tradeoffs in mounting sensors and actuators.
• Experience with low-voltage power, connectors, harnesses, and electrical troubleshooting with a multimeter and oscilloscope.
• Experience writing test procedures, bills of materials, assembly instructions, and maintenance documentation for physical systems.
• Careful judgment around robot hazards and comfort working across mechanical, electrical, controls, and software boundaries.