Mechanical Engineer (Robotics)

About the Company

Tutor is building toward a future where general-purpose, generally intelligent robots are part of everyday life. The team focuses on turning robotics research into real-world systems that can operate in factories, handle logistics, work on streets, and eventually support homes. The company believes progress comes from a tight connection between development and deployment: field use should improve the technology, and better technology should make large-scale deployment easier.

This is an AI robotics organization that puts its inventions directly into the facilities that use them, running on advanced hardware. Work here has immediate real-world consequences for the physical economy, and every line of code or engineering decision can affect how these systems perform in practice.

Culture

The team values highly capable, motivated people who want to build together and make a meaningful impact. The environment emphasizes strong technical standards, close collaboration, mutual respect, and a low-ego approach to solving difficult problems.

Role Overview

This position is for a hands-on mechanical engineer focused on robotics hardware. The work calls for someone who enjoys designing physical systems, moving projects forward, and adapting to changing priorities in a fast-moving R&D setting.

Requirements

• Comfortable working with CAD tools; Onshape is the primary platform used.
• Has experience building a wide range of physical things.
• Enjoys creating and refining hardware designs.
• Brings creativity to engineering problems.
• Can drive projects ahead independently.
• Quick learner who can figure out unfamiliar problems and tools.

About Titles and Team Structure

Rather than organizing people around rigid job titles, Tutor treats engineers and researchers as builders whose value is measured by their output and impact. Employees in the R&D organization carry the title Member of Technical Staff (MoTS), with level assigned during the interview process. The company also hires people for their abilities rather than filling fixed slots, so responsibilities may shift as priorities change from quarter to quarter.

Benefits

Tutor provides a competitive benefits package that includes fully employer-paid health insurance, a managed 401(k), and regular meals in the office. The company also organizes social events and supports a collaborative, trust-based workplace where team members are expected to own problems and solve them directly.

Equal Opportunity

Tutor is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from people of all backgrounds.