Postdoctoral Researcher Or Associate Research Scientist – Robot Hardware (m/f/d)

Disney Streaming

Zürich, Switzerland
Onsite
Mechanical design of novel legged robots
Component selection and integration
Hands-on prototyping and fabrication
Lead the mechanical design of novel legged robots and character sub-systems, performing rigorous actuator sizing/selection and identifying suitable components

Job Summary

  • Lead the mechanical design of novel legged robots and character sub-systems, performing rigorous actuator sizing/selection and identifying suitable components.
  • Efficiently realize prototypes using in-house equipment and manual assembly, and work with external vendors for advanced manufacturing.
  • Devise and run experiments to critically evaluate new ideas, subsystems, and full robots, contributing to patents and scientific publications.

Matching Summary

Lead the mechanical design of novel legged robots and character sub-systems, performing rigorous actuator sizing/selection and identifying suitable components.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Mechanical design of novel legged robots
  • Component selection and integration
  • Hands-on prototyping and fabrication
  • Scientific evaluation of new ideas
  • Cross-disciplinary collaboration
  • Expert-level CAD software proficiency

Nice-to-have

  • Experience with soft robotics materials
  • Practical electrical engineering skills
  • Basic software or controls knowledge
  • Experience with elastomers and molding

Key Requirements

  • PhD in Robotics or Mechanical
  • 5+ years relevant experience
  • Expert-level SolidWorks proficiency
  • Strong GD&T, actuator sizing, mechanism design
  • Proven concept to prototype ability
  • Research mindset for undefined specs

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