We are looking for the owner of how our robots are represented in software: the single source of truth that connects mechanical design to simulation and control. You will be accountable for the fidelity of our robot description (URDF) and for building the modeling foundation the rest of our robotics stack relies on. Should have excellent understanding of material and mechanics. You shall challenge and give inputs to mechanical design.
This capability is being built from the ground up. You will define it rather than inherit it: you set the standards, build the pipeline, and own model quality end to end.
This is a hands-on but strategic role. You will not necessarily produce the CAD, but you will own everything from CAD through to a validated, simulation-ready model, and you will be the reference point across the mechanical, controls, and software teams.
Robot description fidelity, end to end: be the single point of accountability for our URDF and xacro models and the conventions behind them
The modeling foundation, built from scratch: define the CAD-to-URDF pipeline, the naming and coordinate-frame conventions, and the version control practices that do not yet exist here
Physical consistency between design and model: ensure mass, inertia, and kinematic structure in the URDF reconcile with the source CAD and the real hardware
The validation strategy: define how models are checked in simulation and against the physical robots, so that errors surface during modeling rather than downstream
CAD modeling standards: set and enforce them in partnership with the mechanical team, so designs flow cleanly into simulation-ready models
Automation: build the tooling that makes model generation repeatable and removes manual, error-prone steps
Must-have:
Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a related field, with the judgment to design a modeling system rather than only execute tasks
Proven experience authoring and owning URDF from scratch / xacro models for real robots
Strong foundation in rigid-body kinematics and dynamics, coordinate frames, and mass and inertia properties
Mechanical design experience in robotics
Fluent at reading CAD assemblies and extracting physical properties (Creo (desired), SolidWorks, Fusion 360, Onshape, or similar)
Proficiency in Python and C++ for scripting and automation, with sound software engineering habits: version control, modular and maintainable code, and basic testing
Comfortable building tooling, standards, and simulation pipelines from scratch in an early-stage environment
Nice-to-have:
Experience with simulation platforms (Isaac Sim, Gazebo, MuJoCo)
C++ for performance-critical tooling, and experience integrating modeling into CI
Experience with humanoid, legged, or other complex multi-limb robots
Experience with ROS or ROS 2
