Senior Gear Design Engineer at Figure AI
- Company: Figure AI
- Location: San Jose, CA
- Employment type: Full-time
- Posted: 2026-08-17
About the role
Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is based in San Jose, CA and requires 5 days/week in-office collaboration. We are looking for a Senior Gear Design Engineer to own gear and transmission design for our humanoid robot's hands — some of the most power-dense, space-constrained actuators in the world. You will take gear trains from first-principles sizing through validation and into mass manufacturing, defining how our robot grasps and manipulates the world. Responsibilities: . Own gear design end-to-end: system-level sizing, macro and micro geometry definition, rating and life analysis, prototyping, validation, and ramp to mass production.…
Apply on Figure AI's official careers page: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/figureai/jobs/4705588006