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Senior Engineer II, Robotics Mechanical Design

Lila Sciences · Cambridge, MA USA · Alewife, Cambridge, MA

CHECKED 15H AGO

Bio & Science AIonsitesenior$137k–$191k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Design custom mobile manipulators by mounting robot arms onto AMR bases.
  • Own end-to-end mechanical integration from concept mockups to physical build.
  • Benchmark alternative robotics platforms against production baseline systems.

What they offer

  • Competitive base compensation with bonus potential
  • Generous early-stage equity
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance
  • Flexible time off with company-wide holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Educational assistance program
  • Commuter benefits and subsidized lunch program

Ideal candidate

Hands-on mechanical designer who thrives iterating quickly on robotics hardware and turning concepts into buildable systems. You care about clear documentation and collaborating with test engineers to bring mobile manipulators to life.

Requirements

  • Mechanical or mechatronic design experience in a production, commercial, or applied R&D setting, ideally involving robotics or automated equipment
  • Strong proficiency in 3D CAD software (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Onshape, or similar)
  • Experience designing mechanical mounts, brackets, or structural interfaces for hardware integration
  • Understanding of payload, mass properties, and center-of-gravity considerations for robotic arms on mobile bases
  • Familiarity with robot arm and AMR specifications, including mounting interfaces, payload limits, and reach envelopes
  • Comfortable iterating quickly, producing and revising multiple design options
  • Strong documentation habits with ability to communicate design intent to a non-mechanical audience

Lab profile

About Lila Sciences

Building an autonomous science platform where AI, automation, and biology co-evolve for medicine and materials.

What they build

  • Autonomous Science Platform
  • AI-designed biologics validated in wet-lab
  • Electro-optic materials and photonic devices

Known for

  • Large-scale automated data generation
  • High-throughput protein purification and analytics
  • Protein design and BioML modeling
  • Robotic orchestration and lab simulation
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