Remote Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer

Summary

Join our team as a Principal/Staff mechanical engineer to lead the design of the next generation of Digit for commercial scale, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust and production-ready robot designs.

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience in mechanism design, packaging, and knowledge of various types of motors, encoders, sensors, power transmission, and drive-train-related components such as gears, splines, lead screws, linear guides, harmonic drive actuators, etc
• 10+ years of mechanical design experience with 2+ years of robotics design
• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent, minimum requirement)
• Proven experience designing and building mechanisms and assemblies, ideally with a background in robotics
• Demonstrated experience in mechanical analysis including modeling tolerance stacks, static and dynamic analysis, FEA and thermal analysis
• Skilled in conflict resolution and team development
• Ability to be on-site at Agility’s design facility as needed (minimum 4 days per month and as needed to support design activities, reviews, prototype testing, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Act as a mechanical engineering architect and lead major subsystem design
• Own architecture, design, implementation, testing, and commercialization for relevant hardware subsystems
• Drive engineering specifications from product requirements and work cross functionally to align engineering specifications with different domains (electrical, mechanical, industrial design, software, test, manufacturing etc.)
• Create subsystem CAD and ensure quality
• Lead cross-functional design reviews
• Drive the development of specifications, requirements, test methods and protocols through formal verification to ensure functionality, safety and efficacy of design

Preferred Qualifications

• Robotics experience and leadership in a robotics organization
• Advanced degree in engineering or science or robotics
• Jira/Confluence experience
• PLM and PDM experience
• Creo experience

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation Package
• 100% Company Paid Disability, Life, Health, Dental & Vision Insurance (for AR employees)
• Employer Matched Retirement Plan
• Five Weeks of Paid Time Off Annually
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Relocation Assistance (for certain roles)
• Stock Options (for certain roles)
• A culture that encourages flexible work schedules
• A culture that embraces individuality and authenticity