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Mobileye is hiring a Senior Actuation Engineer — a full-time, based in Shanghai, China role. Apply directly on Mobileye's careers page below.
Senior Actuation Engineer (Humanoid Joints)
Team: Hardware
Location: Shanghai, China
Commitment: Full time
Workplace Type: onsite
At Mentee Robotics, we are redefining humanoid automation with an AI-first approach - combining perception, reasoning, and dexterous manipulation into fully autonomous systems that continuously learn and adapt.
We are now expanding with a new robotics Engineering Center in China, working hand-in-hand with our engineering teams in headquarters. Its mission: to rapidly develop our next-generation full-size humanoid and bring it to life - a walking, working platform that becomes the foundation of our next generation of products. This is a small, senior, hands-on team where speed of iteration is the core value.
We are looking for two Senior Actuation Engineers to design the joints of our humanoid - the single hardest hardware problem on the robot. You will own actuator modules end to end: motor selection, gear reduction, thermal design, sensing integration, and packaging - and you will cover the surrounding mechanical design (limbs, structure) as a secondary duty.
Who you are
- An actuator specialist first, a general mechanical engineer second
- A first-principles thinker who questions assumptions and iterates fast
- Hands-on in the lab: you build, instrument, and break your own designs
- Comfortable with ambiguity and rapidly changing requirements
Responsibilities岗位职责
- Design high torque-density actuator modules for legs, waist, and arms: quasi-direct-drive architectures with planetary reduction - motor selection/specification, gear design, bearings, sealing, and packaging
- Own the torque, speed, thermal, and mass budgets per joint, aligned with the system DOF and mass targets
- Drive quasi-direct-drive vs. high-reduction trade-offs together with the motion control team
- Integrate sensing into the joint: encoders, temperature, and torque estimation provisions
- Design the surrounding structure - limbs, torso frame, brackets - optimized for fast fabrication (machined plates, printed parts)
- Own designs from concept through fabrication: CAD, tolerance analysis, DFM for prototype quantities, and supplier follow-up
- Run joint-level dyno and life testing with the V&V engineer; iterate based on data
- Work daily with electrical and embedded teams on the motor controller integration
Requirements任职要求
- B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics
- 8+ years designing electromechanical actuation systems: BLDC motors with planetary reduction, ideally in quasi-direct-drive (QDD) configurations
- Deep understanding of motor physics: torque constants, saturation, thermal limits, and their impact on transmission choice
- Strong CAD skills (SolidWorks/NX/Creo) and proven concept-to-hardware track record
- Experience with structural design, materials selection, and prototype fabrication methods
- Hands-on lab and test experience with rotating machinery
Advantages加分项
- Experience designing humanoid or quadruped joint modules
- Experience with gear design and gear suppliers or custom motor winding specification
- Deep experience with proprioceptive actuation and back drivability optimization
- Thermal simulation and FEA experience
- Comfortable communicating technical topics in English with international teams
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What skills are required for Senior Actuation Engineer at Mobileye?
The required skills for Senior Actuation Engineer at Mobileye include: Mechanical Engineering, SolidWorks, Creo.
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