Hardware Engineer (Mechatronics)

Join Applied Intuition, a company focused on building a robot learning platform for industrial tasks. As a Hardware Engineer, you will work hands-on with hardware, integrating and improving existing platforms to create reliable systems for robot autonomy and learning. You will be responsible for designing and fabricating various components, integrating different systems into working robots, and diagnosing and repairing hardware issues. The position offers a range of benefits, including health insurance, a fitness stipend, a 401(k) match, a learning stipend, and parental leave.

• Transform commercially available robots into reliable systems for industrial autonomy and robot learning, focusing on retrofit kits and lab hardware.
• Design and fabricate camera and gripper mounts, adapters, fixtures, end-effector interfaces, and compute enclosures that are rigid, serviceable, and easy to reproduce.
• Integrate arms, mobile bases, lift mechanisms, sensors, compute, power distribution, and cable harnesses into working robot systems with clear interface and load requirements.

• Experience with low-voltage power, connectors, harnesses, and electrical troubleshooting with a multimeter and oscilloscope
• Practical understanding of loads, stiffness, tolerances, fasteners, cable routing, and the tradeoffs in mounting sensors and actuators
• Experience writing test procedures, bills of materials, assembly instructions, and maintenance documentation for physical systems
• Strong CAD skills and hands-on experience with rapid prototyping, machining or fabrication vendors, mechanical assembly, and design iteration
• 3+ years of professional experience
• A Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Mechanical Engineering, or equivalent
• Careful judgment around robot hazards and comfort working across mechanical, electrical, controls, and software boundaries
• Designed, assembled, and deployed mechatronic or robotic hardware that has operated reliably outside a CAD model or a bench test
• Experience integrating industrial arms, mobile manipulators, force and torque sensors, grippers, or dexterous hands
• Experience designing teleoperation devices, camera calibration fixtures, or data collection hardware
• Experience with robot-cell safeguarding, safety-rated components, or machinery risk assessment
• Familiarity with Python, ROS 2, or CAD-to-URDF workflows for working effectively with software teammates