Dandy
Staff Mechatronics Engineer (South Bay, CA)
$184K–$222K
USA - San Francisco Bay Area CA · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years; machine-building experience in hardware, mechatronics, or robotics engineering.
- Education
- B.S./M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering.
About the job
Leads the mechatronic architecture and development of precision robotic manufacturing machines for producing custom-made prosthetics, from concept and prototyping through production.
What you'll do
- Own machine-family architecture, including actuation, sensing, motion control, and build-versus-buy decisions.
- Set hardware design and validation standards; lead prototyping, analysis, testing, and failure-mode reviews.
- Integrate mechanical, electrical, firmware, and software teams and shape the robotics program’s technical direction.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of machine-building experience in hardware, mechatronics, or robotics, focused on production-system architecture.
- Personally architected a complex electromechanical system and carried it from concept through production ramp.
- B.S./M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechatronics, Mechanical, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering.
- Expertise in 3D CAD, manufacturing processes, robotic kinematics/dynamics, actuation, simulation, sensor integration, and embedded systems.
Nice to have
- Automation-system integrator or OEM experience delivering turnkey automated solutions.
- Experience with advanced motion control, precision calibration/vision systems, FEA/CFD, custom motors or actuators, or robotic safety standards.
Pay
$183,600-$222,500 (base salary); 8% bonus and equity; $183.6K – $222.5K (compensation; type not specified)
Tools
3D CAD, Beckhoff/TwinCAT, ACS, Elmo, FEA/CFD, Automated Optical Inspection (AOI), ISO 10218, ISO 13482
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