Mechanical Engineer, Structures - Robot Hands
Figure AI · San Jose, CA · HQ
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Roboticsonsitemid-level$120k–$250k
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