Apptronik
Staff Mechanical Engineer
Austin, Texas +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Jan 15, 2026
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Austin, TX - Experience
- 8+ years of experience in a related mechanical engineering role.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
About the job
Provides technical leadership for mechanical design and development of Apollo humanoid robots from concept through production and field support.
What you'll do
- Lead mechanical design, system architecture, trade studies, and risk mitigation for complex products and subsystems.
- Own designs through production release and sustaining; coordinate production readiness with manufacturing partners and suppliers.
- Lead verification, validation, reliability testing, issue analysis, design reviews, and engineer mentoring.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Proven ability to lead and deliver complex mechanical systems or architectures.
- Strong experience with DFMA, manufacturing processes, and production engineering; advanced proficiency in FEA and analytical modeling.
- Hands-on prototyping and testing experience, plus knowledge of materials selection, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with tooling, fixtures, automation, or equipment design.
- Experience integrating mechanical systems with electronics, software, motion, thermal, or fluid systems.
Tools
FEA, DFMA, GD&T
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