Senior FEA Engineer

Figure is an AI robotics company developing autonomous general-purpose humanoid robots. The goal of the company is to ship humanoid robots with human level intelligence. Its robots are engineered to perform a variety of tasks in the home and commercial markets. Figure is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

We are looking for a Senior FEA Engineer to design, analyze, and test key hardware components for our humanoid. 

Responsibilities:

• Define and analyze load cases for our humanoid robot
• Analyze full robot stiffness
• Create finite element models to analyze falling, overload, durability and day to day operations
• Optimize design of parts and structures for minimizing weight and maximizing stiffness
• Work with mechanical team to develop FEA workflow and tutorials 
• Collaborate with mechanical, industrial design and electrical teams to architect the system
• Test systems in the real world and compare against finite element models. Pay close attention to modeling of bearing and other OTS components.
• Collaborate with controls engineers to determine load profiles 
• Help define materials (metals, polymers and textiles) for critical robot components

Requirements: 

• Expert knowledge of solid mechanics
• Expert in setting up and running implicit and explicit finite element analysis models
• Experience modeling metals and polymers
• Experience with durability analysis methods
• Experience working with suppliers to characterize new polymers

Bonus Qualifications: 

• CATIA V6 Experience
• Expert in ABAQUS
• Experience with soft goods materials including textiles
• Experience working with system level modeling and physics engines such as MuJoCo
• Modeling of structural resonance frequency

The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $150,000 and $225,000 annually.

The pay offered for this position may vary based on several individual factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package may also include additional components/benefits depending on the specific role. This information will be shared if an employment offer is extended.