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Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Lyte · Sunnyvale, CA

Roboticsonsitesenior$150k–$260k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Own structural and thermal design of sensing hardware from concept to production.
  • Develop robust perception modules for robotics operating in complex environments.
  • Design for stability over temperature, shock, vibration and product lifetime.

What they offer

  • Competitive salary and equity
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Flexible vacation and time-off policy
  • Collaborative, fast-paced, inclusive work environment
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies with cross-functional team

Ideal candidate

You are a hands-on mechanical owner who loves taking precision sensing hardware from first principles to volume production, sweating stability and manufacturability while collaborating across optics, systems, and manufacturing.

Requirements

  • MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 4+ years experience, or BS with 8+ years
  • Expertise with mechanical CAD and FEA for structural, thermal and modal analysis
  • Strong analytical skills spanning back-of-envelope models to FEA with sound engineering judgment
  • Demonstrated ownership of tolerance analyses and error budgets validated against hardware
  • Manufacturing process knowledge with design-for-manufacturability mindset
  • Strong communication skills presenting design rationale to cross-functional partners and suppliers
  • Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed

Lab profile

About Lyte

Building perception infrastructure for robotics and Physical AI with custom silicon, sensors, and software.

What they build

  • Perception systems for robotics, mobility and automation
  • Electro-optical sensing modules
  • Robotic hardware platforms

Known for

  • Robot perception, state estimation and planning
  • Learning-based behaviors and autonomy stacks
  • Signal-processing algorithms for FPGA, GPU and silicon
  • Mixed-signal ASICs, photonics and DSP hardware
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