# Staff Mechatronics Engineer at Rhoda

- Company: Rhoda
- What the company does: Redefining Robotic Intelligence. Backed by Khosla.
- Company website: https://www.rhoda.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Mountain View
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $225K to $280K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-17
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/rhoda-ai/ed8d621d-f4d0-4b67-99b7-aa8b07a4b463
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/rhoda-staff-mechatronics-engineer/

## About the role

Own the mechatronic architecture — mechanical structure, gripper kinematics, sensor integration, and all physical subsystem interfaces Drive the full hardware lifecycle: concept → prototype → DVT → mass production; own the design decisions that make each transition possible

## What they're looking for

- Track record taking mechatronic products from prototype through mass production — consumer electronics, robotics, medical devices, wearables, or comparable high-volume precision hardware
- Systems-level fluency across the full stack: mechanism design, sensor integration, DFM, tolerance analysis, supplier management, and reliability engineering
- Deep hands-on experience with DFM/DFA for molded, die-cast, and machined parts, you've owned the factory conversation, not just handed off drawings
- Proven experience integrating sensors — cameras, IMUs, encoders — into precision mechanical structures where mounting geometry and compliance directly affect measurement quality
- Experience setting up and running DVT/PVT programs: test plan definition, failure analysis, design iteration under production constraints
- Staff-level engineering judgment: you know when to iterate fast and when to lock down, and you've made that call under real program pressure

Tags: Hardware