Mind Robotics
Mechanical Design Engineer, Wearables
Palo Alto · On-site · Full-time · Posted Sep 15, 2026
About the job
Own the mechanical architecture and development of head- and body-worn data collection devices, from requirements and prototyping through tooling and production.
What you'll do
- Set mechanical requirements and resolve architecture tradeoffs across optics, electrical, and compute teams.
- Own build and tooling strategy, including manufacturing methods, tooling timing, and vendor relationships.
- Build and test prototypes, conduct mechanical analyses, and set design standards while mentoring and hiring engineers.
What they ask for
- Have owned the end-to-end mechanical architecture of a shipped wearable, head-worn, or handheld consumer device.
- Have deep experience packaging cameras, sensors, compute, and batteries within space and tolerance constraints.
- Have deep hands-on knowledge of injection molding and polymer selection through tooling and production.
- Have high proficiency in SolidWorks, Catia, NX, or similar CAD tools, including surfacing.
Nice to have
- Working fluency in soft goods and textiles, including skin-contact ergonomics.
Tools
SolidWorks, Catia, NX
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