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Mechanical Product Engineer, Robotics
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Summary

$360K – $440K
San Francisco
Hybrid
up to 15% travel
Mechanical EngineeringRoboticsCadDesign For ManufacturabilityDesign For AssemblyTolerance AnalysisSensorsActuatorsManufacturing Processes
Senior
Full-time

About the Company

Company Name: OpenAI

Industry: Technology

Overview: OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.

Job Description

As a Hardware Engineer on the Robotics team, you will help shape the next generation of embodied AI. You’ll be involved in evaluating and refining new physical configurations—integrating novel sensors, actuators, and computational elements to bring our advanced models into the real world. This role offers the chance to influence how our AI scales beyond simulation, ensuring that each design, test, and iteration moves us closer to truly adaptive, versatile robotic systems. This position may require up to 15% travel to support testing, deployment, and collaboration with external partners.

Qualifications

Have at least 8 years of consumer or industrial electronics experience, including at least 2 years of experience designing robotics hardware components and systems. Direct hands-on experience in mechanism design, with a focus on design in actuators, motors, gearing and limb design. Bachelor’s or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Product Design, or related field, or equivalent practical experience. Experienced in Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), statistical tolerance analysis techniques, CTF dimensioning, and geometric tolerancing. Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, materials science, and tolerance analysis. Excellent 3D CAD experience in a leading design tool, including basic strength analysis. Strong technical communication skills with peer engineers, software engineers and XFN partners.

Education Level: Bachelor's Degree