Senior Staff Mfg. Design Engineer

About this role

Agility’s commercially deployed humanoids operate alongside teams in warehouses, manufacturing facilities, and distribution centers—tackling physically demanding and repetitive tasks while enabling workers to focus on higher-value work. With industry-leading safety standards and years of proven deployment data, we're pioneering a new era of automation that enhances human potential.

About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior Staff Manufacturing Design Engineer to lead the design and manufacturability of high-performance, precision components used in our cutting-edge humanoid robotics systems. In this role, you will be instrumental in driving New Product Introduction (NPI), Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and cross-functional collaboration from early concept to production.

As a senior staff technical contributor, you’ll work with cross-disciplinary teams—including mechanical, electrical, controls, and manufacturing engineering—to ensure our robots meet world-class standards in quality, cost, reliability, and scalability. You’ll help architect the mechanical backbone of Digit and shape how it comes to life in production.

About the Work

• Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and for Assembly (DFA) throughout the product lifecycle—from R&D through prototyping, validation, and scalable production.

• Apply GD&T (ASME Y14.5) to high-precision, tolerance-critical robotic components and ensure alignment with design intent and manufacturing feasibility.

• Collaborate with internal teams and external suppliers to validate component designs, optimize manufacturing processes, and reduce cost and lead times.

• Create and manage CAD models and detailed engineering drawings using Creo to support current and new products and fixtures.

• Solid understanding of change management, use of item attributes, engineering changes, engineering and manufacturing bills of material, material dispositions, and effectivity, and implementation.

• Guide prototype builds and design reviews, ensuring engineering rigor and cross-functional alignment.

• Support tooling and fixture development for repeatable, high-yield manufacturing.

• Mentor junior engineers and promote engineering best practices across the design and manufacturing teams.

• Continuously improve documentation, design processes, and design standards to support scalability and production excellence.

About You

• 15+ years of experience in mechanical design and manufacturing engineering experience in robotics, aerospace, semiconductor or medical equipment , or other complex electromechanical systems.

• Proven expertise in DFM, DFA and critical tolerance analysis for precision mechanical systems and components.

• Strong background in designing for assembly, inspection, and automation in high-mix, low-to-medium volume production environments.

• Proficient in CAD tools (ie: Creo 5.0), GD&T and tolerance stack up analysis.

• Strong understanding of mechanical inspection tools and processes (ie: CMM, micrometer, bore gauges, profile testers, optical inspection, etc.).

• Experience using PLM software, bonus points for experience using WindChill.

• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.

• Strong knowledge of actuation systems, robotic kinematics, sensors, and cable management is a plus.