Mechanical Engineer - Actuators
1X Technologies · San Carlos, CA
CHECKED 14H AGO
Roboticsonsitemid-level$108k–$162k
At a glance
Highlights
- Design actuation systems powering NEO humanoid home robot movement.
- Own actuator concepts from prototyping through production-ready hardware.
- Integrate motors, sensors and transmissions into reliable robotic joints.
What they offer
- Equity
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
- 401(k) plan with company match
- 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)
- Onsite snacks and catered lunches
Ideal candidate
Hands-on mechanical builder with 2-5 years experience who loves iterating on physical hardware. Curious across motors and multidisciplinary systems and driven to ship reliable home robots at scale.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field
- 2-5 years of experience in mechanical design, product development, or a related engineering role
- Strong proficiency with CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Onshape, Inventor, or equivalent
- Experience creating production-quality engineering drawings and mechanical documentation
- Strong understanding of tolerances, fits, materials, and mechanical design fundamentals
- Hands-on experience supporting prototype assembly, testing, and hardware iteration
- Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary engineering environment
Lab profile
About 1X Technologies
Building safe humanoid robots for home chores backed by embodied AI research.
What they build
- Humanoid robots for home use
- Foundation models for embodied intelligence
Known for
- Safe humanoid hardware design
- Embodied AI and robot learning
- World model pretraining
- Physics simulation and dynamics
Key facts
- Founded in 2014