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Senior Gear Design Engineer

Figure AI
Location
San Jose, California
Work mode
On-site
Type
full time
Listed

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[ About this role ]

Senior Gear Design Engineer at Figure AI in San Jose, CA. This role involves end-to-end ownership of gear and transmission design for humanoid robot hands, from initial sizing and analysis to mass manufacturing. Responsibilities include stress analysis, micro-geometry optimization, 3D CAD design, manufacturing strategy definition, and test rig development.

Skills and focus areas

  • gear design
  • transmission design
  • system-level sizing
  • macro geometry
  • micro geometry
  • rating and life analysis
  • prototyping
  • validation
  • mass production
  • contact stress analysis
  • bending stress analysis
  • micro-geometry optimization

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