Overview
We’re seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer who wants to do their life’s work advancing general-purpose labor—someone driven to become the best in their craft. You’ll thrive in a small, tight-knit team with real ownership. This is the chance to bet on yourself, build the future, and create impact far beyond the lab.
Company Description
Feather Robotics, a VC-backed startup, is assembling a world-class team to build general-purpose robots. While competitors pursue end-to-end integration, Feather is relentlessly focused on creating the best labor platform, akin to Apple and Nvidia, for others to build, monetize, and scale on.
Feather blends cutting-edge robotics and AI with speed, capital efficiency, and go-to-market innovation. In under six months, Feather became one of the fastest humanoid companies to revenue with 6 LOIs and 5 paid orders (vs 31 months for Figure).
Responsibilities:
- Own hardware designs from Concept → CAD → prototype → production.
- Lead fit, finish, and performance mechanical designs.
- Design for manufacturing: machining, injection molding, assembly, and die casting.
- Run FEA, and reliability testing.
- Create detailed GD&T drawings and assembly documents for production.
- Wire harness design
- Some electrical engineering work related to wire routing, battery management systems, battery monitoring systems and more.
- Hands on building with fabrication tools.
Qualifications
- Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).
- 2+ years experience designing products and complex mechanical systems.
- Experience bringing products to market.
- Experience at a large consumer product firm is a plus (2 years +).
- Expert CAD skills (Fusion is a bonus).
- Experience in machining, injection molding, die casting, and assembly.
- Expert GD&T knowledge.
- Solid understanding of FEA.
- Hands-on experience with prototypes, shop tools, and bringing hardware to life.
- Exposure to electrical engineering is a big plus.
- Some leadership experience.
