Actuator Engineer Safe Sentinel Inc.

Location: Bangalore, India

Employment: Full-time, permanent, in-office

Compensation: US$2,000 per month

Experience: At least 2 years

Safe Sentinel is building humanoid robots. We’re looking for a hands-on Actuator Engineer to develop robot joint actuators, from design and prototyping through manufacturing, assembly, and testing.

Prior industry experience building actuators for humanoid robots or industrial robot arms is mandatory. You must have personally worked on actuator hardware and be able to explain your contributions.

Responsibilities

- Design integrated actuators, including motors, gearboxes, bearings, housings, and encoder interfaces.
- Select components to meet torque, speed, thermal, weight, and lifetime requirements.
- Work with manufacturers on machining, tolerances, materials, and assembly.
- Build test rigs and evaluate torque, backlash, efficiency, thermal performance, and durability.
- Diagnose failures and improve reliability, manufacturability, and cost.

Requirements
- Industry experience developing actuators for humanoids or industrial robot arms.




- Hands-on experience with mechanical design, assembly, and hardware testing.
- Robust understanding of gear transmissions, bearings, tolerance stack-ups, lubrication, and thermal management.
- Proficiency in CAD and manufacturing drawings.
- Ability to take ownership and iterate quickly.

To apply

Send your resume and examples of actuators you’ve built. Include your personal contribution, actuator specifications, and testing performed. Photos, videos, CAD samples, or test results are welcome where you have permission to share them.

Demonstrated experience building working actuators matters most.

Role: Mechanical Engineer, Industry Type: Industrial Automation, Department: Production, Manufacturing & Engineering, Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent Role Category: Engineering Education UG: Graduation Not Required Key Skills Skills highlighted with ‘‘ are preferred keyskills Actuators BearingsMechanical DesignCADRoboticsGear Box

📌 Actuator Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Safe Sentinel
📍 Bengaluru