Senior Mechanical Engineer – Humanoid Robotics

About the role

We are developing next‑generation humanoid robots and need a senior mechanical engineer to lead the mechanical architecture from concept through serial production. You will ensure designs meet volume‑production, reliability, serviceability, cost, and quality requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Lead development and optimisation of mechanical systems, including structures, joints, actuators, gearboxes and housings.
• Drive Design for Manufacturing (DfM), Design for Assembly (DfA), Design for Serviceability (DfS) and Design‑to‑Cost activities.
• Own product industrialisation, collaborating with manufacturing, supply‑chain, quality and production engineering teams.
• Define mechanical architecture, component specifications, tolerances and critical interfaces.
• Conduct structural, fatigue, thermal, tolerance and reliability analyses.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and corrective actions during prototype, validation and production phases.
• Support supplier selection, qualification and technical reviews.
• Develop validation strategies and oversee testing to ensure performance and reliability.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices.

Required profile

• Master's or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics or related field.
• 8–15+ years of experience developing complex mechanical or mechatronic products and bringing them to serial production.
• Proven track record of industrialisation, cost optimisation and production ramp‑up.
• Fluent English communication; German is a plus.

Required skills

• Mechanical design and machine‑elements expertise.
• Advanced CAD proficiency (Creo preferred; SolidWorks, Siemens NX acceptable).
• Experience with CNC machining, sheet‑metal, die‑casting, injection molding, composites and precision assemblies.
• Strong knowledge of tolerance engineering, DfM, DfA and product cost optimisation.
• Structural mechanics, dynamics, fatigue and reliability analysis.
• Hands‑on prototype development, testing, debugging and validation.