Mechanical Design Engineer - Hands Thermal Systems

The role

You will design and develop active and passive thermal-management systems for NEO's hands. This involves using first-principles analysis, prototyping, and physical testing to optimize thermal designs for integrated electromechanical systems.

What you will do

• Design and optimize active and passive thermal-management systems for NEO's hands
• Use first-principles thermal analysis, experimental data, and simulation results to select and size components
• Design, build, and instrument prototypes and test setups
• Develop thermal architectures to manage heat across motors, electronics, structures, materials, and the environment
• Work with CFD and simulation engineers to correlate simulation models with physical test data
• Integrate thermal solutions within packaging, structural, electrical, and manufacturing constraints

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or a related engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience designing highly integrated active and passive thermal-management systems in a product development environment
• Strong understanding of heat transfer fundamentals and experience using first-principles thermal analysis
• Experience designing and executing thermal experiments, including test planning, instrumentation, data acquisition, and analysis
• Hands-on experience prototyping, assembling, testing, troubleshooting, and improving mechanical hardware
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software such as Onshape, SolidWorks, Creo, NX, CATIA, or similar
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, materials, manufacturing processes, and highly integrated electromechanical systems
• Experience creating engineering drawings, BOMs, specifications, and engineering change documentation
• Strong communication skills

Nice to have

• Familiarity with robotic hardware such as actuators, gear trains, bearings, sensors, cable routing, or related electromechanical systems
• Experience developing hardware from prototype through design validation and high-volume production
• Knowledge of reliability testing, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off, company holidays, and parental leave
• 401(k) plan with company match (100% on the first 3% of contributions, 50% on the next 2%)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Health Savings Accounts (HSA) options
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking)
• Short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, financial, and personal support
• Onsite snacks and catered lunches

About the company

1X builds humanoid robots that work in homes to do chores and handle tasks. Their flagship robot is NEO, a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world.