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Staff Actuator Design Engineer
$200K–$230K
Palo Alto · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of experience designing electromechanical actuators.
- Education
- BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Designs electromechanical actuators for light electric vehicles, from concept through production, and sets technical standards across vehicle platforms.
What you'll do
- Design, model, prototype, test, and validate actuators and motor-driven mechanisms; create drawings and manufacturing instructions.
- Coordinate system integration and supplier validation; develop DVP&Rs and maintain DFMEAs.
- Set actuator design standards and mentor engineers through reviews and technical guidance.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience designing electromechanical actuators.
- Deep understanding of motors, servo drives, motion sensors, precision motion mechanisms, friction, damping, and backlash.
- Experience with MATLAB/Simulink, Amesim, or equivalent 1D multiphysics simulation tool; 3D/2D CAD and CAE tools; GD&T and tolerance stack-up analysis.
Nice to have
- Catia V5/V6 preferred.
- Bonus: low-level driver development using Python, C, and C++; PCBA integration and wire harness design; or familiarity with PLM systems.
Pay
$200,000 - $230,000 per year (base salary)
Tools
MATLAB/Simulink, Amesim, Catia V5/V6, Ansys, Abaqus, HyperWorks, Python, C++
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