Staff Mechanical Engineer, Robot Head
1X Technologies · San Carlos, CA
CHECKED 15H AGO
Roboticsonsitestaff$110k–$240k
At a glance
Highlights
- Own mechanical systems for NEO's head enabling perception and interaction.
- Ship humanoid home robots that move, learn and operate alongside people.
- Drive head hardware from concept through validation to production ramp.
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
A hands-on builder with strong first-principles instincts who owns complex hardware end-to-end and wants to ship humanoids that give people time back at home.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline
- 3+ years of mechanical product development experience with hardware successfully released into high-volume production
- Experience developing products within automotive, consumer electronics, robotics, or other complex electromechanical systems
- Strong proficiency with CAD software such as NX, CATIA, SolidWorks, or Onshape
- Familiarity with engineering analysis tools such as ANSYS or equivalent FEA software
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