Join the Meka Team

We are looking for the best and the brightest engineers and roboticists to join the Meka team. In addition to the positions below, we frequently need smart and motivated people to contribute to short term projects. If you’re a grad-student looking for a summer job in San Francisco, a researcher looking to take a sabbatical, or a recent engineering undergrad looking to get hands on experience, we want to hear from you. Send your resume, CV, or portfolio to: jobs at mekabot.com.

No 3rd party recruiters please.

Junior Embedded / Electrical Engineer

San Francisco based Meka Robotics (mekabot.com) is developing world class humanoid robots and innovative robotic technologies in collaboration with leading research labs. A spin-off from MIT CSAIL, Meka is dedicated to developing the robots of tomorrow that will work alongside people in the home and the workplace.

Meka is seeking a Junior Embedded / Electrical Engineer to contribute to the design, fabrication, and testing of our robot platforms. The ideal candidate will have a passion for the design and layout of mixed digital-analog PCBs, enjoy writing beautifully structured embedded code, and have a demonstrated understanding of motor drivers, sensors, and embedded systems for robots.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Work with team on design of motor amplifiers, digital electronics, and tactile skin sensors
* Manage the on-going design of the Meka M3 embedded control software
* Assist with assembly and debug of humanoid systems
* Design and implement QA processes for production boards
* Support integration of new electrical hardware into our RT control system

Requirements:

* BS in EE or equivalent experience
* 2+ years industry experience
* Altium, MPLAB, C, and dsPIC
* In depth experience designing mixed analog, power, and digital boards
* In depth experience writing embedded software for micro-controllers
* Very strong electronics test-bench ability
* Experience interfacing with Linux real-time software a plus

Qualities:

* Exceptional attention to detail and engineering discipline
* Creative, analytical, and disciplined
* Capable of multi-tasking and managing multiple deadlines
* Great team player able to communicate effectively and perform with in a dynamic start-up environment

Details:
This is a full time position in San Francisco. Please submit a resume, salary details, and any supporting materials to jobs (at) mekabot.com
No phone calls please.

Research Scientist

Meka Robotics seeks a creative and entrepreneurial Research Scientist to lead our engineering team in hardware focused research programs spanning robot manipulation, high performance actuation, tactile sensing, humanoids, and locomotion.

Degree Level: Ph.D.
Major: CS, EE, ME, or related
Citizenship: U.S. preferred
Location: San Francisco, CA
Start date: Negotiable

Job Description:

We seek an individual to foster an innovative research program at Meka. This includes leading the technical development, co-managing our engineering team, writing grant proposals, attending conferences and program meetings, and building collaborative ventures with outside partners. The ideal candidate has a rigorous background in robotics, has a demonstrated ability for innovative hardware design, and is passionate about building a thriving business in the emerging robotics industry.

Candidates must have strong expertise in mechatronics and have a demonstrated hands-on ability to lead innovative hardware projects. A PhD in a robotics or a related field is required. The position requires representing Meka Robotics as a PI on new research programs, and managing these programs to successful completion. Excellent grant-writing, presentation, communication, and reporting skills are essential in order to interact with our international academic and industrial partners.

A successful candidate must have a background in building demanding mechatronic systems, from the low-level board design to the high-level software design, and everything in-between. A background in compliant actuator and sensor design is a plus.

Desired engineering skills:

  • Real-time software design
  • C/C++/Python programming
  • ROS
  • Linux / GCC tools
  • Solidworks
  • Conversant in digital, analog, and mechanical design
  • Analysis of mechanics and kinematics

Required application materials:

  • Cover letter
  • Resume/CV
  • Two references
  • Downloadable recent publications, code samples, and/or design portfolio

Please email application materials to jobs (at) mekabot.com