Mind Robotics
Mechanical Design Engineer, Plastics
Palo Alto · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years; no stated alternatives.
About the job
Owns the design and production of cosmetic plastic components for a robot, from industrial design and prototyping through tooling, validation, and supplier production.
What you'll do
- Develop A-surface parts and manage assembly fit, tolerances, cosmetic specifications, and manufacturability.
- Drive molding design and production tooling with tool shops, molders, and contract manufacturers, including sampling and corrective actions.
- Build prototypes and validate parts through drop, structural, and environmental testing.
What they ask for
- 5+ years designing injection-molded plastic parts for high-volume consumer, automotive, or robotics products, taking parts from CAD through production tooling.
- Hands-on polymer materials science knowledge, including resin families, fillers, additives, anisotropy, and moisture sensitivity.
- Fluency in GD&T (ASME Y14.5 or ISO GPS) and tolerance analysis, including worst-case and statistical stack-ups.
- Experience owning cosmetic A-surface parts and defending appearance standards with vendors.
Nice to have
- Strong surfacing skills in SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, Creo, or similar.
- Comfort reading mold flow results and tool drawings.
Tools
ABS, PC, PC/ABS, PA, TPU/TPE, SolidWorks, CATIA, NX
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