Persona AI
Senior Assembly Technician
Houston, TX · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Experience
- 4+ years hands-on experience working with actuators or electromechanical assemblies in a lab or R&D environment.
- Education
- High school diploma or equivalent.
About the job
Assembles, tests, and refines electromechanical systems and custom actuators for humanoid robots, supporting diagnostics, validation, and product improvements.
What you'll do
- Lead robotic system and subsystem builds, including mechanical and electrical assembly and actuator calibration and debugging.
- Set up and maintain test infrastructure; support root-cause analysis and design iteration with engineers.
- Maintain lab parts inventory, document test setups and hardware changes, and uphold safety and lab organization.
What they ask for
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- 4+ years hands-on experience with actuators or electromechanical assemblies in a lab or R&D environment.
- Mechanical aptitude with tools, torque specifications, alignment, and precision assembly; familiarity with motors, encoders, gearboxes, force/torque sensors, and test instrumentation.
- Attention to detail, documentation habits, and ability to follow engineering instructions.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of actuator control tuning, closed-loop testing, or IPC standards for chassis wiring and printed circuit assembly.
- CAD familiarity, basic PCB rework, or embedded system debugging; Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW experience is a plus.
Tools
Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW
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