1X
Manufacturing Engineer, Hands
About this role
1X is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer for their Hands group to develop and scale production processes for humanoid robot hands. You'll own manufacturing readiness from prototype through production, solving novel problems in precision assembly, machining, and process validation while working directly with technicians and cross-functional teams.
What you'll do
- Own manufacturing readiness and process development for hand assemblies from prototype through production ramp
- Improve first-pass yield, process capability, and reduce variation, scrap, and rework through data-driven analysis
- Design and validate tooling, fixtures, gauges, and manufacturing stations with qualified processes and controls
- Drive manufacturing issues to root cause and implement durable corrective actions
- Collaborate with design, quality, supply chain, and production teams to optimize manufacturability and cycle time
- Work hands-on with technicians to build, measure, and iterate manufacturing solutions
What they're looking for
- Precision assembly process development (prototype through production)
- CAD, GD&T, tolerance analysis, and drawings
- Tooling and fixture design
- Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
- Statistical process control and capability analysis
- Root cause analysis and corrective action implementation
- Lean manufacturing and process optimization
- Experience with electromechanical or robotic assemblies (preferred)
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1X
1X builds humanoid robots for home use, with its NEO robot requiring sophisticated hardware, firmware, and cloud systems. The company is hiring across compliance testing, audio systems, embedded firmware, cloud platform development, and supplier engineering to bring its robots to production and scale.
View all jobs at 1XLikely interview questions
- Walk us through a time you scaled a manufacturing process from low-volume prototypes to higher-volume production—what were the key challenges and how did you solve them?
- Describe your experience developing DFM/DFA strategies and how you've influenced product design decisions to improve manufacturability.