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Senior Manufacturing Engineer - Actuators

1X · San Carlos, CA

Posted Nov 4, 2026 · full time

Est. total comp~$151K–$236K

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ABOUT 1X

We're building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. Simple, but it's not.

To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you're inspired by this, you'll thrive here. We've been at this since 2014 and we're at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.

NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We're not demoing it - we're shipping it. We're excited to meet you, if this excites you.

If you've spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We're scaling, we're hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.

ABOUT THE TEAM

The Actuators Manufacturing team builds the processes and production systems behind the actuators that move NEO. Actuators are what let a humanoid move precisely and safely around people, so the reliability and cost of every unit we build sets the limit on how many robots reach homes. We're writing the production playbook as we go, side by side with design, quality, and supply chain.

YOUR CHARTER …

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Required 6 items

Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related field

Experience: 5+ years of experience in manufacturing, process, or test engineering on electromechanical products

Skills and tools: CAD, GD&T, Root cause analysis, DFM

Preferred 2 items

Skills and tools: Welding, PLC

Also in the posting: on-site

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Crew department: Processing

Skills this kind of role usually asks for:

Supply chain
Mass and energy balances
Process control
Materials testing
Thermal systems

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