BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field.
3+ years of hands-on electromechanical or robotics product development experience.
Strong mechanical design and CAD skills.
Experience with motors, actuators, sensors, mechanisms, and motion systems.
Strong prototyping, assembly, testing, and debugging skills.
Ability to work across mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries.
Strong ownership and ability to independently turn concepts into working prototypes.
Responsibilities
Design and build robotics prototypes, including mechanisms, fixtures, end effectors, electrical, pneumatics, and sensor integration.
Design mechanical and electromechanical components for 3D vision products.
Integrate robots, motors, actuators, sensors, cameras, and control hardware.
Rapidly prototype, test, and iterate on new product concepts.
Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and system-level issues.
Design for performance, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost.
Select and work with vendors and manufacturers to procure and fabricate components.
Benefits
Opportunity to accelerate human productivity through robotics in manufacturing.
Influence product and market strategy directly with company leadership.
Build relationships that can become significant global accounts.
Full Job Description
Role Overview
We are looking for a hands-on Mechatronics Engineer to design and build robotics prototypes and 3D vision products for industrial applications.
You will work across mechanical design, electromechanical integration, sensors, motion systems, and prototyping, turning early concepts into functional and reliable systems.
Responsibilities
Design and build robotics prototypes, including mechanisms, fixtures, end effectors, electrical, pneumatics, and sensor integration.
Design mechanical and electromechanical components for 3D vision products.
Integrate robots, motors, actuators, sensors, cameras, and control hardware.
Rapidly prototype, test, and iterate on new product concepts.
Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and system-level issues.
Design for performance, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and cost.
Select and work with vendors and manufacturers to procure and fabricate components
Work closely with robotics, vision, AI, software, and hardware teams.
Support transition from prototype to engineering validation and production.
Qualifications
BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or related field.
3+ years of hands-on electromechanical or robotics product development experience.
Strong mechanical design and CAD skills.
Experience with motors, actuators, sensors, mechanisms, and motion systems.
Strong prototyping, assembly, testing, and debugging skills.
Ability to work across mechanical, electrical, and software boundaries.
Strong ownership and ability to independently turn concepts into working prototypes.
Preferred
Robotics, industrial automation, or machine vision experience.
Experience integrating industrial robots or collaborative robots.
Experience with 3D cameras, structured light, stereo vision, LiDAR, or other 3D sensing technologies.
Experience with GD&T, tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, and prototype-to-production development.
Experience with control theory for robotic arms and object tracking.
Why Join UnitX
This role offers the opportunity to accelerate human productivity through robotics in manufacturing. You get to define how a differentiated AI-vision platform enters some of the world's fastest-growing and most strategically important manufacturing markets. You will work directly with company leadership, influence product and market strategy, and build relationships that can become significant global accounts.
