Senior Mechanical Engineer

Accountabilities:

• Design compact, high-performance rotary and linear actuators, including harmonic or strain-wave, planetary, cycloidal, and other advanced drive architectures.
• Own mechanical and precision-drive designs throughout the development lifecycle, from concept and architecture through prototyping, validation, production readiness, and customer integration.
• Apply first-principles engineering, including kinematics, statics, dynamics, and materials science, to make sound architecture and design decisions.
• Compare alternative concepts through analytical calculations, engineering trade studies, simulations, and physical testing.
• Build, test, and refine prototypes to improve torque density, efficiency, durability, manufacturability, packaging, and overall performance.
• Collaborate with materials and manufacturing engineers to incorporate advanced materials and fabrication processes into practical mechanical solutions.
• Work directly with customer engineering teams to ensure drive systems meet mechanical, electrical, packaging, and control-interface requirements.
• Develop detailed 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, bills of materials, assembly documentation, and other manufacturing and integration documentation.
• Plan and execute verification testing, analyze results, identify root causes, and iterate designs based on real-world performance.
• Participate in technical design reviews and support design verification, system integration, and successful hardware deployment.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• At least 3 years of professional experience designing electromechanical actuators, gear systems, precision drive mechanisms, or comparable mechanical systems.
• Strong understanding of kinematics, statics, dynamics, mechanical design principles, and materials behavior.
• Demonstrated knowledge of precision actuators, gearing, or mechanical power-transmission systems.
• Proficiency with modern 3D CAD software and commonly used mechanical simulation or engineering analysis tools.
• Hands-on experience building, machining, assembling, and testing mechanical or electromechanical prototypes.
• Ability to take mechanical concepts beyond CAD and contribute directly to physical validation, troubleshooting, and design iteration.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make engineering decisions based on calculations, testing, and data.
• Ability to work collaboratively across engineering disciplines and communicate effectively with technical stakeholders.

Nice to have:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline focused on machine design, dynamics, robotics, or mechatronics.
• 5+ years of experience designing actuators, gear systems, or precision drive mechanisms.
• Experience with harmonic/strain-wave drives, planetary gearing, cycloidal drives, or other high-ratio transmission architectures.
• Proven track record of taking mechanical hardware from initial concept through production.
• Experience working directly with customers or external engineering teams during hardware integration.

Benefits:

• Fully remote position within LATAM.
• Opportunity to work on advanced robotic hardware and high-performance actuation systems.
• Significant technical ownership across the complete product development lifecycle.
• Hands-on exposure to prototyping, validation, advanced materials, manufacturing, and precision mechanical design.
• Direct collaboration with customer engineering teams and multidisciplinary technical specialists.
• Opportunity to contribute to innovative hardware that directly impacts the performance and movement of advanced robotic systems.
• International remote working environment with meaningful ownership and responsibility.