Mechanical Design Engineer, Hands
Palo Alto, California, United States On-site
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About the role
We believe the hardest problems in AI are solved when researchers and engineers are hands-on with the physical world every day - and we're looking for people who are passionate about robotics, value ownership, and are excited to tackle difficult problems. As a Mechanical Engineer on our Hands team, you will be responsible for designing, prototyping, and scaling the mechanical architecture of our dexterous hands and fingers. You will work at the intersection of high-precision mechanics, tactile sensing, and advanced manufacturing to build reliable, high-durability hardware that interacts directly with the physical world.
What you'll bring
- Exceptional mechanical intuition.
- You understand how forces, materials, and mechanisms behave instinctively — especially small, high-cycle mechanisms
- 3+ years of experience (or equivalent "hard tech" projects) building complex, miniaturized electromechanical systems — robotic hands, grippers, surgical robotics, prosthetics, precision mechanisms, or consumer wearables
- High proficiency in SolidWorks, Catia, or similar tools
- comfortable designing complex geometry in tight packaging
- Experience with electromechanical integration — sensors, small motors, flex circuits, and wire harnesses in constrained volumes
- Hands-on problem-solving approach with the ability to iterate quickly
- Experience designing for volume processes (MIM, injection molding, micro-machining, CNC) and working with contract manufacturers
- You are comfortable with ambiguity, move fast, and have an "engineering curiosity" that drives you to understand how the entire hand-arm system works, not just your part