Hardware Engineer (Mechatronics)
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- Applied Intuition is building a robot learning platform on Dana, its physical AI platform: the data infrastructure and training intelligence a company needs to make any robot learn an industrial task and keep improving it
- The robotics team builds that platform and uses it to deliver robot autonomy on customer lines, training, evaluating, and deploying policies on real robots doing real industrial tasks
- Everyone on the team works hands-on with hardware and sees their work reach customers
- As a Hardware Engineer, you will turn commercially available robots into reliable systems for industrial autonomy and robot learning
- You will work on retrofit kits and lab hardware, moving from CAD to fabrication, from a wiring fault to a working robot, and from a one-off fix to a documented kit someone else can install
- The job is integrating and improving existing platforms, not designing a new robot from scratch
- We are open to candidates at different experience levels who meet the requirements
- We value demonstrated work on real systems, including equivalent practical experience, over a particular degree or title
- 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
- Take retrofit kits from requirements and CAD through supplier coordination, assembly, validation, bills of materials, and installation documentation
- Work on cell safeguarding with qualified safety specialists and Facilities, including guarding, emergency stops, interlocks, and documented checks before robot operation
- Diagnose mechanical and electrical faults, repair and recommission hardware, and separate physical failures from software and integration issues
- Keep the lab ready with calibration fixtures, preventive maintenance, spares, configuration records, and clear operating and troubleshooting procedures
- Turn recurring prototype and teleoperation rig requests into reusable hardware rather than undocumented one-off modifications
- 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