Mechanical Engineer - Prototyping
Listed on 2026-09-09
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Engineering
Mechanical Engineer, Product Engineer, CAD/ AutoCAD/ Mechanical Design
About 1X
We’re building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. Simple, but it’s not.
To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you’re inspired by this, you’ll thrive here. We’ve been at this since 2014 and we’re at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.
NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We’re not demoing it - we’re shipping it. We’re excited to meet you, if this excites you.
If you’ve spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We’re scaling, we’re hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.
About the Team:
The Prototyping team helps turn ideas into physical reality across some of the most varied hardware projects le other engineering teams may focus deeply on a specific subsystem of NEO, this team works across accessories, shop products, internal ecosystem projects, and the hardware needed to support the broader NEO experience.
You may be designing a mechanical prototype one week, coordinating fabrication the next, and testing or iterating on a completely different product shortly after. If you enjoy variety, ownership, and building things from the ground up, this is a team where you will have a direct impact.
Your Charter: Own the end-to-end development of physical products and prototypes that support the NEO ecosystem beyond the core robot. You will take projects from unclear requirements through design, prototyping, fabrication, testing, and iteration, working directly with stakeholders and internal and external resources to deliver practical, high-quality solutions.
Your work will help 1X rapidly develop the accessories, products, tools, and supporting hardware required to bring NEO into the real world and into people's homes.
Key Outcomes:
Deliver functional, validated prototypes and products from concept through fabrication and testing, balancing speed, quality, cost, and performance.
Independently drive multiple projects simultaneously, establishing requirements, priorities, and execution plans even when the initial problem is ambiguous.
Develop practical mechanical designs that can be rapidly prototyped, tested, iterated, and transitioned to appropriate manufacturing methods when needed.
Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, machine shops, vendors, and other fabrication resources to ensure projects move quickly from design to physical hardware.
Identify issues through hands-on testing and iteration, using learnings to improve design performance, reliability, usability, and manufacturability.
Key
Competencies:
Mechanical intuition: You have strong fundamentals in mechanical design and understand how parts are actually fabricated, assembled, and used.
End-to-end ownership: You are comfortable owning the full lifecycle of a project, from requirements and design through fabrication, testing, iteration, and delivery.
Adaptability: You can context-switch between very different projects and are comfortable working outside a narrow engineering specialization when the project requires it.
Minimum Requirements:
5+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, product development, prototyping, or a similar hands-on hardware development role.
Demonstrated experience taking physical products or prototypes from concept through design, fabrication, assembly, and testing.
Strong mechanical CAD and design skills, with an understanding of manufacturing processes and practical fabrication constraints.
Experience independently managing multiple hardware projects with competing priorities.
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred
Skills:
Portfolio demonstrating prototypes, products, or hardware projects you have personally…
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