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1X
San Carlos, California, United States; San Carlos, California, United States
Source: 1X careers · View original posting
From 1X's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
We’re building humanoid robots that work in home - doing the chores, handling the tasks, and giving people their time back. Simple, but it’s not.
To do this right, we have to solve robotics, AI, manufacturing - at the same time, at scale, in a form factor that has to be safe enough to live with your family. If you’re inspired by this, you’ll thrive here. We’ve been at this since 2014 and we’re at the point where the hard problems are behind us and the hard work is in front of us.
NEO is our flagship - a home robot designed to move, learn, and operate in the real world alongside real people. We’re not demoing it - we’re shipping it. We’re excited to meet you, if this excites you.
If you’ve spent your career working on problems that matter and want to see them actually reach the world - this is that moment. We’re scaling, we’re hiring with intention, and we need people who want to build something that will genuinely change how humans spend their time - safely creating abundance for all.
The Actuators team develops the electromechanical systems that enable NEO to move with strength, precision, and reliability. Our work spans mechanical design, electric motors, sensing, power transmission, controls integration, and hardware validation.
We work closely with electrical, controls, firmware, test, and manufacturing teams to rapidly develop actuator concepts, validate performance, and mature designs into reliable systems that can be produced at scale.
Your Charter
Design and integrate the mechanical systems that enable high-performance robotic actuation.
You will contribute to actuator development from early concepts and technical viability decisions through detailed design, prototyping, testing, and manufacturing readiness. Your work will include mechanical packaging, tolerance definition, component integration, and design iteration based on hardware test results.
You will also work closely with electric motors and electromagnetic components, ensuring mechanical designs account for critical interfaces such as air gaps, magnets, laminations, sensors, thermal behavior, and assembly constraints.
Key Outcomes
What does a successful 1X Team Member look like?
Team members at 1X who thrive here are builders. They move fast, own their work completely, and treat time like it’s the one thing you can’t get back - because it is. They say what they mean, finish what they start, and hold themselves to a standard before anyone has to ask. We push each other to be better, and we do it with honesty and respect.
Successful engineers on the Actuators team combine strong mechanical fundamentals with curiosity across adjacent disciplines. They enjoy moving between CAD, hardware builds, testing, and cross-functional problem-solving. They learn quickly from physical systems and take ownership of improving designs until they perform reliably in the real world.
Compensation
$107,700 - $161,500 + Equity
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