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Nirvana Robotics is hiring a
Mechanical Engineer

About Nirvana Robotics

Nirvana Robotics builds humanoid robots with robotic arms that work in industrial environments. Their hardware team in NYC is growing, and each of these roles owns a subsystem end to end on physical robots. I’m a recruiter at Niuro, Nirvana’s hiring partner for these roles; the links below go to our application form and I read every application myself.

Job Description

Mechanical design of robotic arms and manipulators: joints, actuators, transmissions, end effectors. Optimize for torque density, backdrivability and stiffness; prototype with additive manufacturing and precision machining; take assemblies to production. GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, SolidWorks (or Creo/NX/Onshape). Hands-on work on real robot hardware (arms, grippers, mobile manipulators, actuated joints). For all three roles, relocation to NYC within the US is supported. Visa sponsorship is not available. Responsibilities include end-to-end ownership of a subsystem on physical robots as part of Nirvana’s hardware team.

Remote Conditions

Onsite in NYC. US relocation to NYC within the US is supported; visa sponsorship not available.

Location

New York, NY

Salary

230K

 to 

260K

Benefits

Not Specified

Tech Tags

Senior Role

Date Listed

05 November, 2026 (about 9 hours ago)

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