Meta
Hardware Research Engineer, Meta Robotics Studio
$144K–$204K
Redmond, WA · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of experience in Mechanical/Electrical Design Engineering, with experience in machine design or electrical component development.
- Education
- BS degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Designs, builds, and tests robotic prototypes, solving mechanical and electrical engineering challenges while working with a cross-functional team.
What you'll do
- Design and analyze robotic structures, mechanisms, power transmissions, electrical components, and integrated systems.
- Support fabrication and assembly of robot prototypes, including hands-on lab construction.
- Develop and run subsystem tests, analyze results, and refine design assumptions.
What they ask for
- BS degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in Mechanical/Electrical Design Engineering, including machine design or electrical component development.
- Experience designing electromechanical assemblies and using SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX or similar CAD tools.
- Experience with prototyping processes and materials, embedded systems and communication protocols, and finite element analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience in Robotics and consumer electronic product design.
- Familiarity with mass-production manufacturing processes, automation equipment design, or custom machine builds.
Pay
$144,000/year to $204,000/year USD base salary; bonus and equity amounts not specified
Tools
SOLIDWORKS, Siemens NX, GD&T, finite element analysis, embedded systems, communication protocols, power electronics, battery management programming
AI focus
Apply responsible, ethical AI practices and integrate AI tools to improve workflows; maintain AI skills, including prompt/context engineering and agent orchestration.
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