Robotics Mechanical Engineer I

Agility Robotics is a pioneer. Our robot, Digit, is the first to be sold into workplaces across the globe. Our team is differentiated by its expertise in imagining, engineering, and delivering robots with advanced mobility, dexterity, intelligence, and efficiency -- robots specifically designed to work alongside people, in spaces built for people. Every day, we break through engineering challenges and invent new solutions and capabilities that will one day make robots commonplace and approachable. This work is our passion and our responsibility: our mission is to make businesses more productive and people’s lives more fulfilling.

About the Team

Agility Robotics is building a small skunkworks team to execute product-focused R&D programs that explore and de-risk novel mechatronic concepts for our advanced bipedal multi-purpose robotic platform. The team will work directly with the CTO (Pras Velagapudi) and the Chief Robot Officer (Jonathan Hurst), who both have a long history of novel robot development.

The Innovation group is an independent group from engineering, shielded from the daily fires of product deployment, focused on solutions for the next versions of our Digit robots and forward-looking innovation.  

About the Role

As a Robotics Mechanical Engineer, you will work with experienced roboticists to design and create proof-of-concept electromechanical subsystems for the Digit robots, and run experiments with the new hardware. You will work closely with others on the innovation team to do initial analysis; design hardware in CREO; and do whatever is needed to bring a prototype to life for testing, which may include some circuit design, wiring, and embedded software, depending on your skillset. You will work with engineers across the organization, as we pull in specific additional expertise as needed for each project.

*Note: we're actively hiring for this role and looking for candidates who are available to start working immediately or in the near term. If you're graduating in 2026 or not yet available for full-time employment, we encourage you to check back closer to your graduation date.

About the Work

• Design prototype components, subsystems, and proofs-of-concept for technologies relevant to Digit, Agility’s human-centric, multi-purpose robot. (e.g. actuator design, transmission, novel tendon transmission, arm and gripper prototype, Leg/foot prototype, BLDC motor design)
• Develop requirements and concepts with representatives from multiple disciplines (electrical, mechanical, industrial design, software, test, manufacturing etc.)
• Create subsystem CAD and ensure quality among other contributors
• Perform engineering calculations to support design choices
• Support definition of structural and thermal analyses
• Lead cross-functional design reviews
• Review other parts and subsystems
• Write test protocols for your subsystem
• Conduct tests to measure the performance of our prototype systems
• Support procurement team in component sourcing
• Lead root cause investigations
• Support process development and documentation for mechanical team
• Track status of tasks and document design work using Jira and Confluence 
• Deliver quality results within defined schedules, budgets and priorities

About You

You love designing cool mechanisms, are a great communicator, and enjoy working with a highly capable team. You are a creative engineer who builds systems from the ground up, quickly; with great intuition for the right technical path; a passion for robotics, dynamics, and things that move; and the quantitative skills for up-front analysis to achieve a successful prototype.

• Self-motivated, high-performing team player
• BSME + 3 years relevant industry experience OR MSME + 1 years relevant industry experience OR PhD
• Expertise in electromechanical system design (mechanisms, actuators, thermal management, sensor/electronics integration and/or structures)
• Fabrication experience, and a portfolio of projects (college competitions up through high-tech industry experience)
• Proficient in mechanical CAD software (PTC Creo, Windchill PLM preferred, Experience with CAD surfacing and cable routing preferred)
• Experience with PCB prototyping and embedded software development sufficient for prototype development
• Experience with test design, implementation and reporting

Full-time Employees are eligible for Benefits:

• 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
• Equity: Company stock options.