Mechanical Engineer - Robotics EOAT, End Effector, Gripper

This is an opportunity to become the technical owner of one of the most important challenges in modern robotics: enabling robots to reliably manipulate the physical world.

You'll join a small, highly technical team developing autonomous robotic systems for complex industrial environments, taking ownership of end effectors and grippers that perform precise, real-world tasks where reliability, weight, and dexterity are critical.

Rather than optimizing an existing design, you'll help define the company's entire approach to robotic manipulation — designing, testing, and iterating a growing library of task-specific tools that enable robots to perform increasingly complex work.

If you're the type of engineer who prefers building hardware over discussing it, enjoys rapid iteration, and wants to see your ideas become working systems within hours rather than months, this role offers a rare level of ownership and impact.

You'll Get to Expand Your Experience In

• Designing and developing advanced robotic grippers and end effectors for highly dexterous industrial applications.
• Taking products from concept through prototyping, testing, and deployment.
• Solving challenging mechanical design problems where weight, precision, durability, and functionality must all be carefully balanced.
• Rapid hardware iteration using in-house manufacturing tools including CNC machining and 3D printing.
• Developing compact, integrated mechanical systems alongside robotics, software, and systems engineers.
• Influencing the long-term manipulation strategy of a growing robotics company.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and develop task-specific robotic grippers and end effectors for precision manipulation tasks.
• Create and iterate new designs at a rapid pace, moving from CAD to physical hardware in hours rather than weeks.
• Develop lightweight, high-performance mechanisms that operate within strict payload and space constraints.
• Prototype, test, and refine designs through hands-on experimentation and real-world validation.
• Work closely with robotics and hardware teams to ensure seamless integration with robotic platforms.
• Contribute to the development of scalable tool-changing and end-effector systems that support a wide range of applications.

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of experience designing robotic grippers, end effectors, robotic hands, or similar manipulation systems.
• Strong CAD experience, ideally using SolidWorks.
• Experience with rapid prototyping techniques including 3D printing and CNC machining.
• Understanding of actuation systems, mechanisms, materials, and lightweight design principles.
• Experience taking mechanical systems from concept through physical testing and iteration.
• A hands-on engineering mindset with a strong bias toward execution.

Ideal Background

• Robotics, automation, aerospace, or other advanced hardware environments.
• Experience developing manipulation systems, robotic hands, or tool-changing mechanisms.
• Startup, high-growth, or fast-paced engineering environments.
• Personal hardware portfolio demonstrating a passion for building and creating physical systems.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

Few engineering roles offer the chance to own such a critical part of a robotics platform from such an early stage.

You'll have direct influence over how robots physically interact with the world, work alongside a small team of highly capable engineers, and help build technology that moves rapidly from concept to deployment. For the right engineer, this is an opportunity to shape a company's manipulation strategy while solving some of the most interesting mechanical challenges in robotics.