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Mechanical Engineer, Manufacturing & Rapid Prototyping

Nori

San Francisco, CAFull-time$100–120K/yrSeen 3 days agoStill listed 3 days ago

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Compensation
$100–120K/yr
Location
San Francisco, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Nori Robotics is seeking a hands-on mechanical engineer to design and build manufacturable robot hardware. The role covers CAD design, rapid prototyping, manufacturing and assembly design, production aids, and testing parts on robots. The engineer will collaborate with electrical and software engineers to resolve integration issues. The position is full-time and onsite at Nori’s San Francisco warehouse, with part-time arrangements potentially considered.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

CADHands-on ManufacturingRapid PrototypingDesign for ManufacturingMaterialsTolerancesFastenersManufacturing ProcessesRoboticsProduct AestheticsRobot DesignProduct ProductionSupplier CollaborationElectronics IntegrationWiringMotorsSensors

Qualifications

Portfolio of Designed Builds

Full job description

Nori Robotics (YC S26) builds affordable humanoids whose intelligence scales with our fleet. We're looking for a hands-on mechanical engineer who can turn ideas into well-designed, manufacturable robot hardware quickly. What you'll work on

  • Design robot parts, mechanisms, enclosures and assemblies in Onshape, SolidWorks or equivalent CAD software.

  • Build and iterate prototypes using 3D printers, laser cutters, vacuum forming, molds and other fabrication processes.

  • Design for manufacturing and assembly, balancing appearance, durability, cost and ease of repair.

  • Develop fixtures, jigs, drawings and assembly instructions that help our production team build consistently.

  • Test parts on real robots and work with electrical and software engineers to resolve integration issues. Requirements

  • Strong CAD skills and hands-on manufacturing experience.

  • A track record of quickly taking designs from CAD to physical prototypes, testing them and improving them.

  • Practical understanding of materials, tolerances, fasteners and manufacturing processes.

  • Some robotics experience and a good eye for proportion, finish and product aesthetics.

  • A portfolio showing things you personally designed and built. Nice to have Experience designing a complete robot, bringing products into production, working with suppliers, or integrating basic electronics, wiring, motors and sensors. Full-time, onsite at our San Francisco warehouse. Part-time arrangements may be considered, with compensation adjusted for hours. Compensation Base salary: $100,000–$120,000 per year, depending on job-related skills and experience. Please include a portfolio with your application.

How this job compares

Set against the 7,498 open Mechanical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$100–120K/yr
  • California median$129–180K/yr1,006 salary ranges
  • US median$106–160K/yr4,470 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $110K, is 28% below the California median midpoint ($154K) — in the lowest quarter of Mechanical Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,279 open Mechanical Engineer jobs in California and 7,498 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Mechanical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 6,189 postings).
Education
5,295 of the 7,498 open Mechanical Engineer jobs (71%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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