Senior Manager of Mechanical Engineering
Apptronik · Austin, TX · HQ
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At a glance
Highlights
- Lead the locomotion and manipulation team behind Apollo humanoid robot.
- Own mechanical architecture for arms, hands, legs and mobility chassis.
- Scale Apollo from R&D prototypes to mass production at market scale.
Ideal candidate
A servant-leader who thrives mentoring high-performing hardware teams and unblocking complex builds. You care deeply about human-centered robotics and scaling Apollo to real-world impact.
Requirements
- 8+ years of mechanical engineering experience in robotics, aerospace, automotive, or advanced electromechanical systems
- 3+ years of direct engineering management experience
- Proven experience operating in a matrixed organization with project managers and technical architects
- Deep background in complex mechanism design, kinematics, and integrating high-torque actuators
- Expert-level experience with Siemens NX, large assemblies, and top-down modeling
- Proven track record shipping highly dynamic, moving hardware
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering
Lab profile
About Apptronik
Human-centered robotics company building AI-powered humanoid robot Apollo for manufacturing, logistics, and beyond.
What they build
- Apollo humanoid robot
Known for
- Applied AI
- Full-stack humanoid robotics
- Human-robot interaction
- Humanoid controls