Senior Mechanical Engineer

Dyna Robotics is at the forefront of revolutionizing robotic manipulation with cutting-edge foundation models. Our mission is to empower businesses by automating repetitive, stationary tasks with affordable, intelligent robotic arms. Leveraging the latest advancements in foundation models, we’re driving the future of general-purpose robotics—one manipulation skill at a time.

Dyna Robotics was founded by industry leaders who previously achieved a $350 million exit in grocery deep tech as well as top robotics researchers from DeepMind and Nvidia. Our team blends world-class research, engineering, and product innovation to drive the future of robotic manipulation. With $20mil+ in funding, we’re positioned to redefine the landscape of robotic automation. Join us to shape the next frontier of AI-driven robotics.

Position

Dyna Robotics is seeking an innovative AI Research Engineer to spearhead the design and development of cutting-edge AI models for dexterous robotic manipulation—a critical pillar in driving our go-to-market applications and advancing our vision of adaptable, multi-functional robots. In this role, you’ll own the entire AI model lifecycle, from data acquisition and preprocessing through to deployment and real-world performance optimization. Your expertise will play a pivotal role in shaping Dyna Robotics’ immediate product milestones and establishing a distinct competitive edge in the robotics industry.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead efforts in designing general purpose robots, including mechanisms for joint motion transfer, enclosures, and other mechanical structures.
• Integrate cameras, sensors, and electronics including wiring into a space-efficient package, and ensure reliability and durability.
• Conduct load calculation to determine actuator selection, and apply analytical methods like FEA to ensure performance, safety, and reliability standards.
• Fabricate prototypes and iterate rapidly, oversee the development of core robotic system components, ensuring successful delivery from prototype to production
• Design fixtures and equipment for testing and calibration in prototype and production environments
• Have responsibility for components across all developing stages, including POC, prototypes, EVT, DVT, and PVT.
• Collaboration with research, engineering, and hardware teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience in designing, developing, and integrating robotic systems, preferably have relevant experience in fields like humanoid robots, robotic arms, and rotary/linear actuators.
• Direct hands-on ability in mechanical design, familiar with electric motors, gears, serial and parallel mechanisms.
• Proficiency in mechanical principles, materials properties, and manufacturing processes. Experiences with manufacturing processes and capable of effectively transitioning products from prototype to mass production
• Genuine curiosity to new technologies, and capable of proposing and implementing new ideas, and integrating cross-domain knowledge into hardware development