Mechanical Design Engineer, Tactile Sensing

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Mechanical Design Engineer, Tactile Sensing Palo Alto, California, United States Responsibilities - Design and develop mechanical components, assemblies, and skins for tactile sensors integrated into robotic end effectors (fingertips, palms, gripper surfaces) , data collection gloves and other contact-rich subsystems. - Own the tactile sensor stack mechanically from transducer packaging and skin/elastomer design through integration into volume-constrained, cable-routed assemblies. - Develop and tune elastomer / compliant materials (silicone, urethane, gels) including durometer selection, embedded markers or particles, surface texturing, and durability under shear and cyclic loading. - Rapidly build, test, and break prototypes. Use 3D printing and manual fabrication to validate designs. - Perform analyses (FEA, contact mechanics, tolerance, thermal) to validate sensor performance, predict failure modes, and guide design decisions. - Design characterization fixtures and accelerated test plans - indenters, force/torque ground truth setups, shear testers, life-cycle rigs - to validate tactile performance under realistic contact conditions. - Contribute to DFM/DFA efforts so sensor designs scale from low-volume prototypes to high-volume production. - Source components and work closely with machine shops, materials suppliers, and contract manufacturers to ensure parts are manufactured and shipped to spec and on time. - Develop specifications and accelerated test plans to validate the product for its lifetime. - Collaborate cross-functionally with electrical, firmware, controls, and ML teams to translate raw sensor signals into usable manipulation feedback. Qualifications - Exceptional Mechanical Intuition. You understand how forces, materials, and contact mechanics behave instinctively. - 5+ years of experience (or equivalent "hard tech" projects) building complex electromechanical

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