Mechanical Design Technical Lead

Hyundai Kia America Technical Center, Inc (HATCI) is looking for an Mechanical Technical Lead for our New Horizons Studio:

As a Mechanical Design Technical Lead at New Horizons Studio, you will work in a small team of talented engineers to make our vehicles move fluidly and intuitively, transforming design requirements for vehicles with up to 24 degrees of freedom into components that allow our vehicle to walk and drive over extreme terrain.

You’ll join a passionate team and have high individual ownership of pieces of this challenge. You will play a critical role in identifying vehicle and component requirements, developing component and vehicle design and analysis workflows and collaborating with Controls Software, Mechatronics, and Manufacturing Engineering.

This role requires excellent technical communication skills with team members in manufacturing, product management, industrial design, electrical engineering, and controls and mechatronics as well as external partners.

This role is based in either the San Francisco Bay Area / Silicon Valley or in Bozeman, MT and reports to the Section Head of Mechanical Hardware.

Responsibilities

• Own the design of components and subsystems for an ultimate mobility vehicle (UMV) from requirement through fabrication and initial testing.
• Model components and subsystems in CAD software (SolidWorks)
• Support the development of vehicle and subsystem requirements
• Define the requirements and specifications for robotic actuators and drives
• Model robotic actuators
• Design and perform actuator tests
• Communicate design decisions to the rest of the team
• Work in a team environment providing guidance and mentorship for less senior staff

What we offer:

• Zero dollar employee premiums on Medical, Dental, and Vision for you and your family
• 100% employer-paid disability and life insurance
• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick and abundant holidays
• A global environment that fosters diversity
• Competitive salaries
• Retirement savings and planning benefits
• Flexible work hours, and hybrid work schedule options
• Access to health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts

Required Qualifications

• BS in mechanical engineering, robotics, or a related field
• 5 years of experience in robotics or mechanical hardware design engineering
• 1 years of experience in a technical leadership role
• Proven experience analyzing, specifying, and testing robotic actuators
• Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Quadruped robot experience
• Ground vehicle design experience
• Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2) control software development
• Hands on prototyping and testing
• DFx - manufacturing, service, test, etc.
• 3 years of Solidworks experience
• ANSI and ASME drafting standards

From: Hyundai America Technical Center, Inc. (HATCI)