Atlas Senior Mechanical Engineer, Actuation

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Atlas is our next-generation humanoid robot, built to perform useful work in dynamic, real-world environments. Achieving that goal requires carefully engineered, heavily integrated, electro-mechanical actuators that are compact, efficient, and reliable under demanding conditions.

We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to contribute to the design and development of our tightly integrated actuator hardware—from electromechanical subsystems to complex assemblies with precision and load-bearing requirements. You will be responsible for delivering well-designed and tested components and subsystems that directly impact the robot's motion, manipulation, and overall performance.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to mechanical design efforts for key subsystems, from early concept through production.
• Apply your knowledge to balance performance, manufacturability, and reliability across a range of mechanical requirements—torque, stiffness, mass, thermal behavior, and tolerance stack-ups.
• Use simulation and analysis tools to guide decisions and validate your designs.
• Collaborate closely with electrical and controls teams to ensure clean integration and testability.
• Support prototyping, bring-up, and issue resolution throughout the product lifecycle.

You're a good fit if you:

• Have strong mechanical engineering fundamentals, including statics, dynamics, materials, and heat transfer.
• Are fluent in CAD (we use 3DEXPERIENCE) and are confident in managing complex mechanical assemblies.
• Have some experience designing and delivering precision hardware with tight packaging constraints.
• Are learning how to trade off performance and risk in high-stakes, real-world systems.
• Are comfortable working hands-on during development, test, and debug.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field with 2+ years of relevant experience, or an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Experience designing and delivering hardware from concept through validation.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of mechanical designs in multidisciplinary projects.