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Mechanical Engineer, Structures - Robot Hands

Figure AI · San Jose, CA · HQ

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Roboticsonsitemid-level$120k–$250k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Design structural parts and assemblies for autonomous humanoid robot hands.
  • Integrate actuators, sensing and electronics into a unified hand structure.
  • Own complex mechanical modules from concept through production at scale.

Ideal candidate

A hands-on mechanical designer who thrives in fast, ambiguous environments and loves owning hardware end-to-end. Collaborative builder passionate about shipping complex robots to production.

Requirements

  • 2+ years of meaningful experience in structural or mechanical engineering at a high-tech company
  • Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
  • Expert in 3D CAD (CATIA preferred; NX, SolidWorks, or equivalent accepted)
  • Experience owning structural design end-to-end: requirements, tradeoffs, build, and validation
  • Strong understanding of structural analysis, FEA, and material selection
  • Experience shipping hardware at scale, including working with contract manufacturers and supporting NPI builds
  • Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills
  • Comfortable operating in a high-ambiguity environment without rigid process frameworks
remote policy
5 days/week in-office

Lab profile

About Figure AI

AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots.

What they build

  • Autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots

Known for

  • Autonomous humanoid manipulation
  • Visuomotor robot learning (Helix)
  • Scalable manufacturing and field deployment

Key facts

  • Headquartered in San Jose, CA
  • Data operations in São Paulo, Brazil
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