Full Job Description
You will design the actuation at the heart of the hand: compact, efficient motor-and-gearbox units that must deliver human-hand dexterity in a human-hand package. Your actuators define what the entire system can do.
What You'll Do
• Design compact motor-gearbox actuator units for the hand's fingers and wrist, from concept through production
• Architect miniaturized geartrains - especially planetary - that hit torque, backlash, and packaging targets at finger scale
• Size and select motors against torque, speed, power-draw, thermal, and efficiency requirements
• Build and run bench and dyno tests to characterize actuator performance, efficiency, and durability
• Partner with the structures engineer on packaging and thermal paths, and with the electrical engineer on drive and sensing integration
What You Bring
• Track record of designing and shipping gearboxes, especially planetary gearboxes
• Experience miniaturizing geartrains for tightly packaged, weight- and volume-constrained applications
• Strong command of motor sizing and selection, including power draw, torque density, and efficiency analysis
Nice to Have
• Gear design experience - tooth profiles, materials, and manufacturing methods
• Experience with tendon- or linkage-driven finger actuation
• Familiarity with backdrivability and transparency requirements for teleoperation
