# Lead Mechanical Engineer at Haptica Robotics

- Company: Haptica Robotics
- What the company does: Backed by Stanford.
- Company website: https://hapticarobotics.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/hapticarobotics/0585b44a-8ac9-4ba5-920b-963d92876b12
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/haptica-robotics-lead-mechanical-engineer/

## About the role

We are looking for a Lead Mechanical Engineer to join our hardware team and help take our glove from a working prototype to something we can build in small batch manufacturing.

## What they're looking for

- You have 3 to 5+ years in mechanical product design. MSc or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering
- You've brought at least 1 product from concept to production and worked at a startup, or comparable fast-paced environment
- You’re a leader. We want you to bring high technical standards and an above-average communication skillset. You naturally force multiply everyone around you
- You're excellent at CAD (Onshape preferred, SolidWorks or Fusion are ok) and bring good habits around top level assemblies and versioning
- You understand the standards that robotics companies need to uphold to deploy in production, and have experience designing and running test protocols to ASTM or similar
- You're comfortable with mechatronics. You've worked with sensors and custom boards, you can flash firmware and make small changes. You can use a multimeter and a scope to find a problem before handing it to an EE

Tags: Hardware