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Member of Technical Staff - Robotics Mechanical Engineer, Frontier AI & Robotics
Amazon · San Francisco, CA · Posted 108 days ago
"Define the physical architecture of a high-DoF robotics platform from first principles, owning actuators, joints, thermals, and cable routing through to production builds of 10s–100s of units."
We are seeking a Member of Technical Staff — Mechanical Engineer to lead the structural and electromechanical design of advanced high degree-of-freedom robotic systems within a frontier AI and robotics research lab. You will own the mechanical architecture of our robotics platform end-to-end: actuator selection, joint design, thermal management, cable routing, sensing integration, and structural optimization — all under the demanding constraints of a high-DoF system that must be lightweight, robust, and production-viable. This is a unique opportunity to define the physical design direction of a next-generation robotics platform from first principles.
The ideal candidate has deep experience designing complex robotic systems and scaling hardware from concept through prototyping to production. You thrive on analytical problem solving, possess strong intuition for structural and electromechanical tradeoffs, and are equally comfortable in CAD and on the shop floor. You will be the technical lead of a small team of talented mechanical engineers while collaborating closely with electrical, firmware, controls, and AI research teams to set the mechanical and structural direction of the platform.
Beyond core platform development, this role offers real latitude to push into novel territory — novel actuation methods, advanced sensor integration, or new approaches to mechatronic packaging. If you have research instincts alongside shipping discipline, you'll find an environment that rewards both. We're looking for someone who wants to be the technical authority on how a high-performance robot is physically built, not just a contributor to the effort.
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