Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the Company

Rhoda AI is building the next generation of generalist intelligent robots. We own the full robotics stack from high-performance hardware and robot systems to the infrastructure and state-of-the-art foundation world models that control our robots. We've raised over $450M and are investing aggressively in model research, infrastructure, hardware development, and manufacturing scale-up.

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical architecture and packaging of the robot head, including cameras, speakers, microphones, and supporting electronics
• Drive compatibility between internal packaging and industrial design surfaces, negotiating trade-offs between sensor fields of view, thermal performance, and serviceability
• Manage the head's mass properties, minimizing mass and controlling center-of-gravity location
• Design stiff, stable sensor mounting for camera alignment and boresight retention
• Define and own the mechanical interface to the neck, including structural mounts and electrical pass-through
• Work with the cladding team to define interfaces, attachment schemes, and assembly sequences
• Create and maintain CAD models, drawings, tolerance stacks, and BOMs

Requirements

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field (MS preferred)
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical design of complex electromechanical products (robotics, consumer electronics, or camera systems)
• Experience packaging sensors, cameras, or dense electronics in constrained, thermally challenging envelopes
• Strong command of mass properties analysis and designing to hard mass/CG budgets
• Experience with precision optical or sensor mounting and tolerance analysis
• Expert-level proficiency with CAD software (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or Onshape)
• Experience collaborating with industrial design teams
• Deep familiarity with manufacturing processes like machining, injection molding, and die casting
• Ability to work hands-on with hardware, building prototypes and troubleshooting systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience packaging camera modules in consumer electronics, AR/VR, or drones
• Background in acoustic design or noise/vibration mitigation
• Familiarity with thermal design and simulation for sealed electronics
• Working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) applied to optical assemblies
• Experience taking a subsystem from concept through DVT/PVT into production