Mechanical Engineer - Prototyping
1X Technologies · San Carlos, CA
CHECKED 14H AGO
Roboticsonsitesenior$175k–$215k
At a glance
Highlights
- Turn ideas into physical reality across varied hardware projects.
- Own end-to-end prototypes supporting the NEO home robot ecosystem.
- Design accessories and tools bringing NEO into real homes.
What they offer
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
- 401(k) with company match
- FSA and HSA options
- Commuter benefits
- Short-term and long-term disability and life insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Onsite snacks and catered lunches
- Equity
Ideal candidate
A hands-on builder with strong mechanical intuition who thrives on variety, ownership, and bringing ambiguous ideas to life as functional hardware for real-world use.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, product development, prototyping, or similar hands-on hardware role
- Demonstrated experience taking physical products from concept through design, fabrication, assembly, and testing
- Strong mechanical CAD and design skills with understanding of manufacturing processes and fabrication constraints
- Experience independently managing multiple hardware projects with competing priorities
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