Job Description
As a Mechanical Engineer for Packaging Systems at Figure, you design shipping enclosures for humanoid robots, accessories, batteries using 3D CAD like CATIA V6, ensuring structural integrity against drop, vibration, compression, environmental tests. This involves translating industrial goals into premium aesthetic packaging with materials like corrugate, foams, optimizing strength, sustainability for retail experiences, benefiting autonomous general-purpose robotics in homes and commercial markets.
Figure develops AI humanoid robots for tasks in homes, commerce, headquartered in San Jose, CA.
You build prototypes for assembly, ergonomics, unboxing, execute tests like drop, cyclic loading, fixtures for characterization, generate 2D drawings with GD&T, CMF packs, BOMs, instructions, dielines, specifications, partner with design for brand, collaborate with manufacturing, reliability, logistics for global requirements, support suppliers and lines with FAIs, improvements. Interactions with teams over foam fabrication, injection molding, one constraint being hands-on building, testing in ambiguous high-volume environments.
Salary $175,000 to $250,000 annually, full-time varied by knowledge, skills, experience. Work in US hubs, offering equity, additional components.
Responsibilities
- Design packaging, shipping enclosures for robot, accessories, batteries, tooling with 3D CAD
- Translate design goals into structures with premium quality, meeting drop, vibration, compression, environmental
- Architect multi-material solutions with paperboard, corrugate, molded fiber, foams, plastics, textiles
- Build prototypes to evaluate assembly, fit, ergonomics, unboxing
- Execute packaging tests with manufacturer: drop, cyclic loading, clamp, shipping simulation, climate/aging
- Develop fixtures, jigs for performance characterization
- Generate 2D drawings with GD&T per ASME Y14.5, standards
- Create CMF packs, BOMs, dielines, assembly, pack-out sequences, specifications
- Partner with Industrial Design for brand intent
- Collaborate with manufacturing, reliability, logistics for requirements
- Support first builds at suppliers, internal lines; own FAIs, improvements
Requirements
- 7+ years in mechanical, packaging, product design engineering
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering, Packaging Science, Industrial Design, or similar
- Expert proficiency in 3D CAD for complex modeling and assemblies
- Familiarity with simulation tools like FEA, drop simulation, workflows
- Comfortable hands-on: building mockups, cutting, testing
- High-volume manufacturing experience: molded fiber, injection molding, thermoforming (bonus)
- Premium consumer electronics packaging (bonus)
- Contract manufacturers, Asian vendors (bonus)
- CATIA V6 (bonus)
- Sustainability practices (bonus)
- Motion/ergonomics for handling, pack-out (bonus)