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Manufacturing Engineer, Motors & Actuators

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hybrid senior Full time $225K - $318K San Francisco

First indexed 16 Sept 2026

Description

Compensation

The base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The salary range for this role is $225K – $318K, with generous equity, performance-related bonuses, and the following benefits:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends

About the Team

Our Robotics team is focused on unlocking general-purpose robotics and pushing towards AGI-level intelligence in dynamic, real-world settings. We integrate cutting-edge hardware and software to explore a broad range of robotic form factors.

About the Role

We are seeking Manufacturing Engineers to lead the development of processes, tooling, and prototype builds for custom motors and actuators. You will own a primary area as a Stator Process / Manufacturing Engineer, Tooling / Fixture Engineer, or Prototype Manufacturing Engineer, taking that work from early development through validation and repeatable execution in close partnership with mechanical, electromagnetic, electrical, test, quality, and supplier teams.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and validate stacking, winding, termination, and potting processes
  • Establish process parameters, work instructions, and defect controls that produce consistent results across trained operators
  • Design and deliver winding tools, assembly fixtures, inspection gauges, and bench equipment
  • Plan and execute builds of existing actuator designs
  • Integrate and troubleshoot equipment within your specialty
  • Resolve defects and bottlenecks through measurements and controlled trials
  • Release clear process and tooling documentation, maintain revisions, and train technicians and operators
  • Work with mechanical designers to improve manufacturability while preserving approved magnetic, electrical, and safety requirements

Requirements

  • Personally developed, built, or improved manufacturing processes, tooling, or electromechanical assemblies
  • Comfortable moving between hands-on troubleshooting, technical analysis, and working with technicians, operators, and suppliers
  • Experience with measurements and experiments to distinguish part variation, tooling problems, process settings, and operator effects
  • Sound judgment about production rate, flexibility, cost, safety, and maintainability
  • Practical build or development priorities, communication of blockers early, and collaboration across design, controls, test, quality, and operations

Preferred Qualifications

  • Relevant experience in stator process, tooling, or prototype manufacturing
  • Experience with automated assembly, inline inspection, end-of-line testing, or equipment fault recovery
  • Familiarity with sensors, PLCs, I/O, or pneumatics
  • Knowledge of process capability, measurement-system studies, and structured experiments
  • Interest in using AI to simplify repetitive engineering work
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