Senior Mechanical Engineer - Robotics Hardware

**Senior Mechanical Engineer — Robotics Hardware** **Location** - Bangalore Instawork Robotics Labs is building Instacore, our proprietary five-camera and IMU wearable capture rig. Hundreds of units operate across India every day, collecting real-world data used to train frontier Physical AI models. We are looking for a senior, mechanically focused engineer to own the complete hardware lifecycle for Instacore and future hardware products. This person will independently lead design, prototyping, manufacturing, testing, deployment, logistics, maintenance, and continuous improvement.  **What you’ll do** \- Own the mechanical design and development of Instacore and other robotics hardware from initial requirements through production and field deployment. \- Create detailed CAD models, assemblies, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and manufacturing documentation. \- Rapidly prototype and validate designs using 3D printing, machining, fabrication, and off-the-shelf components. \- Design durable mounts, enclosures, fixtures, wearable components, packaging, and protective systems. \- Own design for manufacturability, assembly, serviceability, reliability, and cost. \- Improve cable routing, connector retention, strain relief, thermal management, ingress protection, and resistance to vibration and impact. \- Design packaging and logistics processes that prevent damage during storage and transit. \- Establish verification, stress-testing, quality-control, and acceptance-testing procedures. \- Investigate field failures, determine root causes, and implement corrective improvements across the fleet. \- Own the maintenance and repair strategy for deployed hardware, including spare parts, repair documentation, and technician procedures. \- Manage vendors, fabricators, component suppliers, and contract manufacturers. \- Own component sourcing, inventory planning, hardware logistics, and deployment readiness. \- Work closely with robotics, electrical, firmware, software, operations, and field teams to deliver complete systems. \- Build repeatable processes that allow the hardware fleet to scale reliably across India and APAC. \- Mentor technicians and junior engineers while remaining deeply hands-on. **What we’re looking for** \- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Product Design, Robotics, or a related discipline. \- **Five to seven years of hands-on experience** designing and delivering physical products or robotics hardware. \- Advanced proficiency with CAD, including complex parts, assemblies, drawings, tolerance definition, and revision management. \- Strong experience with rapid prototyping and 3D printing, including material selection, print orientation, tolerances, and design limitations. \- Experience taking products from early prototypes through low-volume or scaled production. \- Strong understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, fasteners, tolerances, load paths, fatigue, vibration, and impact resistance. \- Demonstrated ability to diagnose mechanical failures and implement robust, practical solutions. \- Experience working with vendors and managing manufacturing, sourcing, inventory, packaging, or logistics. \- Ability to independently prioritize work, make engineering decisions, and own outcomes with limited oversight. \- Willingness to travel across India and APAC for vendor visits, deployments, and field investigations. **Good to have** \- Electrical engineering knowledge, particularly wiring, connectors, sensors, cameras, power systems, printed circuit board integration, and basic electronics troubleshooting. \- Experience designing electromechanical or wearable products. \- Programming proficiency in Python, C++, or another relevant language. \- Experience writing scripts for test automation, hardware validation, data analysis, or manufacturing workflows. \- Familiarity with Raspberry Pi, embedded systems, computer vision hardware, or IoT devices. \- Experience managing engineering documentation and product data using version-control or product-lifecycle-management systems. \- Experience building or leading a small hardware engineering function. **What success looks like** \- Instacore has a clear, reliable, and scalable hardware architecture. \- New designs move efficiently from requirements through prototype, validation, and deployment. \- Field failures, wire breakages, and transit damage decline measurably. \- Manufacturing, repair, inventory, and logistics processes are documented and repeatable. \- Junior engineers and technicians can assemble, test, and repair units using the systems you establish. \- Hardware development no longer depends on day-to-day involvement from the broader team.