Senior Mechanical Engineer

A A A system.share: A texteditor.normal texteditor.large texteditor.huge job_post.share_by Facebook job_post.share_by LinkedIn job_post.share_by X job_post.copy_link Senior Mechanical Engineer Responsibilities You'll own mechanical parts end-to-end — from the internal mechanism to finished, manufacturable hardware — working across design, validation, and iteration with the broader team. Design complete mechanical parts — from the internal mechanism to finished, manufacturable geometry. Create complex, organic surface geometry in SolidWorks to a high standard. Integrate electronics and standard components into the hardware. Validate designs with FEA and hand calculations — loads, stresses, and friction losses. Design for manufacturing across 3D printing, machining, and injection molding (at a basic level). Iterate closely with the mechanics and assembly teams. Requirements We're looking for a strong all-around mechanical engineer with a portfolio you can show us and excellent complex surface modeling skills in SolidWorks. One or two strong projects are enough — as long as the mechanical design was largely your own. Required A strong portfolio of mechanical design work — ideally mechanics designed for robotics or other demanding, motion-driven systems. Excellent complex surface modeling in SolidWorks — organic surfaces, lofts/boundary/fill, curvature continuity, clean transitions. This is our most important requirement; we won't consider candidates without it. Strong all-around mechanical design skills. A solid working knowledge of polymers and their mechanical behavior — material selection, stiffness, creep, fatigue, and the anisotropy and layer adhesion of printed parts. Strong ability to design and integrate electronics into hardware, with some hands-on electronics experience. Experience with motors, gearboxes, actuators, and encoders, and integrating these and other sensors (such as load cells) into mechanisms. Design-for-manufacturing experience — primarily 3D printing (FDM, MSLA) and machining, with at least a basic understanding of injection molding. Broad knowledge of standard components — bearings, bushings, fasteners, rope hardware such as eyelets and crimps, and parts for tendon routing and attachment — and the ability to select and integrate them quickly. Parametric modeling and building tools/configurations for high-variation parts. A solid grasp of the underlying mechanics — calculating forces, load paths, and friction losses. FEA in SolidWorks Simulation. The ability to tolerance parts properly, with a strong command of GD&T. Strong self-organization, with realistic ETAs for milestones. Good teamwork, communication, and fluent English. A Bachelor's degree or higher in mechanical engineering or a related field — though a very strong portfolio can substitute. Nice to have Experience with cable/tendon-driven mechanisms, pulleys, and routing. Class-A / industrial design surfacing background. Experience with composites. Experience with novel actuation methods. Experience in hydraulics. Familiarity with tribology — friction, wear, and contact behavior between materials. Multibody / motion dynamics simulation. Topology optimization or lightweighting experience. Interest in humanoid robotics or mechatronics. Experience with elastomers and silicone. Scripting and design automation — SolidWorks API, macros, or Python. What We Offer You'll be working on one of the hardest mechanical design problems in robotics — parts that have to be organic, precise, manufacturable, and capable of surviving real use on a muscle-driven android. End-to-end ownership. You design the part from concept to production geometry — no hand-offs mid-way through. Meaningful hardware. Your work goes directly into Clone's androids, not into prototypes that sit on a shelf. Close-knit team. A small,...