# Mechanical Design Engineer, Plastics at Mind Robotics

- Company: Mind Robotics
- What the company does: Mind Robotics builds intelligent, broadly capable robots for industrial deployment in high-impact environments. Backed by Accel, Kleiner Perkins and a16z.
- Company website: https://www.mindrobotics.com/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Palo Alto
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-09-29
- Apply by: 2026-11-23
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mindrobotics/ab9a9fe3-ada1-4621-b762-f8cae0be39b0?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/mind-robotics-mechanical-design-engineer-plastics/

## About the role

Own the mechanical design of A-surface plastic components for the robot — covers, skins, shrouds, bezels, and cosmetic enclosures — from industrial design intent through production tooling. Develop Class-A surfaces and translate ID surfacing into manufacturable parts, holding gap-and-flush, parting line, draft, and aesthetic intent across the full assembly. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Exceptional mechanical intuition. You understand how polymers flow, shrink, warp, and fail — and you can predict it before the tool is cut
- 5+ years designing injection-molded plastic parts for high-volume consumer, automotive, or robotics products, with parts you took from CAD through production tooling
- Deep, hands-on knowledge of polymer materials science: resin families, fillers and additives, anisotropy, moisture sensitivity, and how process conditions change part behavior
- Fluent in GD&T (ASME Y14.5 or ISO GPS) and tolerance analysis, including worst-case and statistical stack-ups on compliant plastic parts
- Proven experience owning cosmetic A-surface parts and defending appearance standards with vendors
- Strong surfacing skills in SolidWorks, CATIA, NX, Creo, or similar, comfort reading mold flow results and tool drawings

Tags: Hardware Engineering

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