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We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of our ground robots and manipulators, from structure and drivetrain through actuation, tolerance and the parts that have to survive a thousand deployments. You will work alongside electrical, firmware, controls and software engineers to take platforms from first sketch to machines that perform reliably in the real world.\nResponsibilities\nMechanical Architecture and Design\nOwn the mechanical architecture of mobile robot platforms and robotic arms, covering chassis, drivetrain, joints, end effectors and enclosures.\n\nDesign precision mechanisms and load bearing structures in CAD, balancing stiffness, mass, backlash, serviceability and cost.\n\nHold the mass, inertia and packaging budgets for each platform and defend them as requirements change.\n\nTranslate motion requirements into joint layouts, reach envelopes, payload capability and actuator selection.\n\nActuation and Drivetrain\nSelect and integrate motors, gearboxes, harmonic drives, belts, ball screws, bearings and brakes to meet torque, speed and stiffness targets.\n\nSize drivetrains against real duty cycles rather than peak numbers, and validate against measured load data.\n\nDesign compliant and force controlled mechanisms for systems that have to touch the world safely.\n\nSolve cable routing, slip ring and harness challenges for articulated joints that flex through millions of cycles.\n\nAnalysis and Validation\nRun FEA on structures and FMEA on mechanisms, and use the results to change the design rather than to justify it.\n\nModel thermal paths for motors, drives and compute, and design cooling that holds up in high ambient conditions.\n\nBuild and instrument test rigs for life, fatigue, shock, vibration, ingress and accuracy, then run them to failure.\n\nOwn the root cause loop on mechanical failures found in the lab or the field and close it with a design change.\n\nPrototyping and Manufacturing\nMove quickly from sketch to working prototype using in house machining, 3D printing and rapid fabrication.\n\nDesign for manufacture across CNC, sheet metal, injection moulding, casting and composites, choosing the right process for the volume.\n\nProduce complete drawing packages with GD&T, tolerance stack ups, fit and finish specifications, BOMs and assembly procedures.\n\nWork with suppliers and contract manufacturers on quoting, first article inspection, qualification and yield.\n\nCollaboration and Leadership\nPartner with electrical, firmware, controls and industrial design so the mechanical design serves the whole robot rather than its own subsystem.\n\nSet mechanical design standards, CAD and PDM practice, and documentation quality for the robotics hardware team.\n\nMentor engineers and raise the technical bar through design reviews and hands on build and test work.\n\nDesign for the field: serviceability, spares, tooling, maintenance intervals and technician friendly assemblies.\n\nQualifications\n6 to 10 years designing mechanical systems for robotics, automotive, aerospace, consumer hardware or industrial automation.\n\nProven ownership of mechanisms taken from concept through prototype, qualification and volume production.\n\nStrong grounding in machine design fundamentals: stress, fatigue, kinematics, bearing and gear selection, and tolerance analysis.\n\nExpert CAD capability in SolidWorks, NX, Creo, Onshape or equivalent, with disciplined use of PDM and revision control.\n\nPractical FEA experience and the judgement to know when a hand calculation is the better answer.\n\nFluency in GD&T and tolerance stack ups, with a track record of drawings that shops can build from without questions.\n\nDeep hands on ability in the lab and shop: assembly, machining, fixturing, instrumentation and test.\n\nExperience designing for environmental robustness including ingress protection, dust, heat, vibration and repeated transport.\n\nClear technical writing and comfort in a fast moving environment where hardware changes weekly.\n\nDegree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics or equivalent demonstrated experience.\n\nNice to Have\nExperience with humanoid, legged or manipulator platforms.\n\nBackground in high cycle life mechanisms or show critical hardware.\n\nFamiliarity with ROS 2 and robot system integration.\n\nExposure to machinery safety standards such as ISO 13849 or ISO 10218.\n\nScripting ability in Python or MATLAB for analysis and test automation.\n\nAbout Analog\nAnalog builds world models and robotics, technology that blurs the line between the physical and the imagined. Our robotics team designs and deploys machines that operate in the real world, where reliability is not negotiable. You will work alongside engineers, artists and researchers who hold hardware to the same standard as the experience it serves.\nThis is a full time, on site role based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4884,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":6,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Arab Emirates","iso":"AE","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Machine Learning","Robotics AI","Edge AI","Foundation Models"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-24T08:05:10Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":70,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.781,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":23,"expected_fill_days":35,"reasons":["conf:2","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-10-25T05:49:26Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/analog-senior-mechanical-engineer-robotics","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/analog-senior-mechanical-engineer-robotics.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-10-25T07:22:31Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":10394,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-10-26T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":658},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=658"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fanalog-senior-mechanical-engineer-robotics"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fanalog-senior-mechanical-engineer-robotics"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fanalog-senior-mechanical-engineer-robotics"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/analog-senior-mechanical-engineer-robotics\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fanalog-senior-mechanical-engineer-robotics"}]}