Machina Labs
Senior Mechanical Engineer, Robotics Hardware
$135K–$165K
Chatsworth, CA · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years; experience must include ownership of a complex assembly or subsystem from concept through release and into deployment/production.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Must be a U.S. person as defined under ITAR, due to access to export-controlled information.
About the job
Own mechanical hardware design for robotic sheet-forming cells from concept through release and production, including verification, supplier support, and reliability improvements.
What you'll do
- Design machine subsystems and define mechanical, fluid, and electrical interfaces; integrate sensing and fluid or thermal systems.
- Analyze, verify, document, and release hardware, including drawings, BOMs, design reviews, and engineering changes.
- Support suppliers and production, investigate failures, and improve hardware reliability, serviceability, and cost.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or related field.
- 4+ years designing mechanical hardware for robotics, industrial machinery, or automation, with complex subsystem ownership from concept through release and production.
- Mechatronic hardware design, documented structural, tolerance, or thermal analysis, and design verification through testing.
- Strong CAD, GD&T drawings, materials and failure-mode fundamentals, and documentation/change-control discipline; experience in at least one listed fluid system, sensor integration, or heated hardware area.
Nice to have
- Spindles, bearings, rotating hardware, heated tooling, or thermal management at elevated temperature.
- FEA proficiency, robot tool interfaces, supplier or machine-shop ownership, weld design, or dynamic cable/hose routing.
Pay
USD 135,000–165,000 per-year-salary (base salary)
Tools
SolidWorks PDM, ECM, FEA, ANSYS, SolidWorks Simulation, KUKA, Fanuc
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