Senior Mechanical Engineer - Robotics Hardware

Overview

Senior Mechanical Engineer for robotics hardware to own the full hardware lifecycle for Instawork’s five-camera and IMU wearable capture rig, Instacore, and future hardware products.

What you'll do

• Own mechanical design and development from requirements through production and field deployment.
• Create CAD models, assemblies, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and manufacturing documentation.
• Rapidly prototype and validate designs using 3D printing, machining, fabrication, and off-the-shelf components.
• Design mounts, enclosures, fixtures, wearable components, packaging, and protective systems.
• Establish verification, stress-testing, quality-control, and acceptance-testing procedures.
• Investigate field failures, determine root causes, and implement corrective improvements across the fleet.
• Manage vendors, sourcing, inventory planning, hardware logistics, and deployment readiness.

What you'll need

• Five to seven years of hands-on experience designing and delivering physical products or robotics hardware.
• Advanced proficiency with CAD, including complex parts, assemblies, drawings, tolerance definition, and revision management.
• Strong experience with rapid prototyping and 3D printing, including material selection and tolerances.
• Experience taking products from early prototypes through low-volume or scaled production.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing, fasteners, tolerances, and impact/vibration resistance.
• Ability to diagnose mechanical failures and implement practical solutions.
• Willingness to travel across India and APAC for vendor visits, deployments, and field investigations.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.