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# Senior Robotics Mechanical Engineer at Agility Robotics

- **Company:** Agility Robotics
- **Location:** Fremont, CA
- **Compensation:** $164k–$213k
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-06-26
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://www.agilityrobotics.com/about/job-post?gh_jid=6008696004

## Job description

Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About The Role:

At Agility, our Hardware Innovation team is a small, interdisciplinary group responsible for discovering new technologies, de-risking novel approaches, and enabling cutting-edge behaviors for our robotic platforms. We operate as a forward-looking unit, bridging the gap between current capabilities and the future of Digit.

As a Senior Robotics Mechanical Engineer, you will be instrumental in bringing these future-facing projects to life. Working alongside veteran roboticists, you will own the prototype lifecycle of new electromechanical subsystems - from initial analysis and CREO design to hands-on assembly and experimental testing.

You should be comfortable integrating components like motors, cameras, and encoders, and ready to support "whatever is needed" to get a system running—which may include circuit design, wiring, or embedded software depending on your skillset. While our team is nimble, you will collaborate with experts across the entire organization to pull in specialized knowledge as projects evolve from concept to reality.

About the work:

- Utilize CAD software to design durable components that meet specific load, industrial design, manufacturability and lifetime requirements.
- Develop and build custom test fixtures to assist with component and system validation testing.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams (e.g. Mechanical, Electrical, Software, Manufacturing) to integrate designs and resolve issues.
- Participate in design reviews, providing input and incorporating feedback from the team.
- Maintain clear and organized documentation of design iterations, analysis results, and test data.
- Investigate and troubleshoot mechanical failures or performance issues in existing hardware and implement corrective actions.

## About You

- BSME + 5 years relevant industry experience OR MSME +3 years relevant industry experience OR PhD + 1 years relevant industry experience
- Experience in electromechanical system design, including familiarity with mechanisms, actuators, thermal management, sensor/electronics integration, and/or structures.
- Practical fabrication experience and a portfolio of projects (ranging from college competitions to high-tech industry experience - we want to see what you’ve been up to!).
- Proficient in mechanical CAD software (PTC Creo preferred)
- Proficient at creating mechanical drawings and familiarity with GD&T
- Experience supporting test design, implementation and reporting

Preferred Skills and Experience:

- Creo/Windchill Experience
- A basic understanding of robotics principles, control systems, or mechatronics.
- Familiarity with common components in robotic systems, specifically electric motors, motor controllers, gearboxes, encoders, and bearings.
- Experience designing systems that need to meet tight size or weight requirements.
- Experience with basic programming skills (e.g., Python, MATLAB) for data analysis, engineering calculations, or simple task automation.

Anticipated Base Salary Range $164,000—$213,000 USD

In addition to base pay, our competitive total rewards package consists of the following for full-time employees:

- 401(k) Plan: Includes a 6% company match.
- Equity: Company stock options.
- Insurance Coverage: 100% company-paid medical, dental, vision, and short/long-term disability insurance for employees.
- Benefit Start Date: Eligible for benefits on your first day of employment.
- Well-Being Support: Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
- Time Off:
- Exempt Employees: Flexible, unlimited PTO and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown.
- Non-Exempt Employees: 10 vacation days, paid sick leave, and 12 company holidays, including a winter shutdown, annually.
- On-Site Perks: Catered lunches four times a week and a variety of healthy snacks and refreshments at our Salem and Pittsburgh locations.
- Parental Leave: Generous paid parental leave programs.
- Work Environment: A culture that supports flexible work arrangements.
- Growth Opportunities: Professional development and tuition reimbursement programs.
- Relocation Assistance: Provided for eligible roles.
- Annual Discretionary Bonus: Provided for eligible roles.

All of our roles are U.S.-based. Applicants must have current authorization to work in the United States.

Agility Robotics is committed to a work environment in which all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Each individual has the right to work in a professional atmosphere that promotes equal employment opportunities and prohibits unlawful discriminatory practices, including harassment. Therefore, it is the policy of Agility Robotics to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Agility Robotics prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.

Agility Robotics does not accept unsolicited referrals from third-party recruiting agencies.  We prioritize direct applicants and encourage all qualified candidates to apply directly through our careers page.  If you are represented by a third party, your application may not be considered.  To ensure full consideration, please apply directly.

## About Agility Robotics

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Agility Robotics designs, manufactures, and deploys Digit, a commercially available humanoid robot, paired with the Arc cloud platform to automate repetitive and difficult tasks in logistics and manufacturing facilities.
- **Entity Type**: Private (planning to go public via merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI, announced June 2026)
- **Headquarters**: Salem, Oregon, USA (additional offices in Pittsburgh, PA and Fremont, CA)
- **Founded**: 2015
- **Founders**: Jonathan Hurst, Damion Shelton

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Robotics engineering, humanoid robotics, industrial automation
- **Target customers**: B2B – enterprise logistics and manufacturing companies (e.g., warehouses, distribution centers, assembly plants)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Making humans more capable” by automating repetitive and dangerous tasks with safe, reliable humanoid robots

## Products & Services
- **[Digit](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/)**: Commercially deployed humanoid robot designed to move totes, handle goods, and perform material handling tasks in human-centric workspaces. FCC approved and NRTL certified. Over 100,000 totes moved at a single facility.
- **[Agility Arc](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/)**: Cloud platform that runs and orchestrates Digit fleets, providing remote monitoring, task scheduling, and integration with existing facility workflows.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company; SPAC merger with Churchill Capital Corp XI values the deal, but final valuation not yet confirmed)
- **Key Metrics**: Annual Revenue ≈ $15M (LinkedIn estimate, 2025); Total Funding ≈ $728.8M
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Playground Global, DCVC, Schaeffler Group, NVIDIA (partner on Halos safety system), Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (commercial agreement), Mercado Libre (commercial agreement)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 55.9% YoY to 308 employees; RoboFab factory in Salem can produce up to 10,000 robots annually; 38 active job postings; first humanoid robot to achieve FCC and NRTL certification; targeting cooperatively safe humanoid certification in 2026

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-mover**: First commercially deployed humanoid robot with real-world ROI (over 100,000 totes moved at a single facility).
- **Proven safety**: Over a decade of R&D; FCC and NRTL certified; working toward the first “cooperatively safe” humanoid robot.
- **Supply chain resilience**: ~75% of Digit’s 6,000 parts sourced from the U.S., minimizing supply chain shocks.
- **RoboFab**: World’s first full-scale humanoid robot factory, enabling scalable production with a modular workcell design.

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling deployment across logistics and manufacturing verticals through direct commercial agreements and partnerships.
- Advancing AI and safety systems (e.g., NVIDIA Halos integration) to expand Digit’s capabilities and use cases.
- Going public via SPAC to access capital for further production capacity expansion and R&D.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: “We do more than build demos. We build robots that ship, deploy, and get to work.” Emphasizes real-world impact, safety, and reliability.
- **Locations**: Salem, OR (manufacturing HQ); Pittsburgh, PA (engineering, testing, validation); Fremont, CA (AI and bay-area talent).
- **Team**: Engineers, AI researchers, and manufacturing experts; strong technical focus (46% of staff in technical roles).
- **Growth**: Fast-growing company (55.9% headcount growth YoY) with ample career development opportunities; active hiring for engineering, AI, and operations roles.
- **Perks/Policy**: Not detailed, but culture highlights “hard problems, real deployment, a team that ships” and multiple office locations (likely hybrid/office-based depending on role).

## Sources
1. [Agility Robotics Official Website](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/)
2. [Agility Robotics Careers](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/agilityrobotics)
3. [Agility Robotics LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/agilityrobotics)
4. [Agility Robotics Company Page](https://www.agilityrobotics.com/company)

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