GrayMatter Robotics
Sr. Robotics Design Engineer: Government Projects
$140K–$175K
Los Angeles - HQ · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years required; 10+ years preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicants must be U.S. citizens or nationals, lawful permanent residents, refugees, or asylees under the cited U.S. statutes, and must maintain ongoing work authorization throughout employment.
About the job
Leads the design, integration, and testing of robotic manufacturing systems for government projects, including robot cells, tooling, transporters, and associated hardware.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize robotic manufacturing cells, workcells, tools, and end-of-arm tooling.
- Develop and validate mechanical designs through structural analysis, prototyping, testing, and risk assessments.
- Coordinate hardware selection, integration, procurement, and project requirements with internal and external teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Robotics, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- 5+ years of robotic system design and integration experience, primarily with six-axis industrial robots.
- Experience designing 6DOF robot automation systems, including reach and layout studies and end-of-arm tool design.
- Expert-level SolidWorks experience, including 3D solid modeling, analysis, and 2D manufacturing drawings.
Nice to have
- 10+ years of robotic system design and integration experience.
- Experience with industrial robot transporter design using Preston-Eastin or Güdel tracks.
Pay
$140K – $175K USD base salary
Tools
SolidWorks, Preston-Eastin, Güdel, 3D vision systems, CNC machines, PDM, ISO 10218-1/-2, ANSI/A3 R15.06
AI focus
The company describes its systems as Physical AI, but this role's stated duties focus on robotic system design and integration rather than AI development.
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