Structural Robotics Assembler
On-siteHouston, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Assemble torso, chassis, and limb structures from engineering drawings, building actuator and joint modules including strain-wave gear sets and ball and roller screw linear actuators. Install bearings, bushings, and press-fit parts using thermal or mechanical methods, then torque structural fasteners to specification with calibrated wrenches. Verify joints against acceptance criteria using micrometers and dial indicators, while rigging and hoisting major assemblies with overhead cranes. Record build data accurately and flag deviations in procedures to prevent shipping defective units. Work onsite in Houston with sustained use of hand tools and precision measuring equipment.
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED
- Hands-on mechanical experience from any industry — assembly, machine build, millwright or industrial mechanic work, heavy equipment maintenance, shipfitting, machining, or military maintenance training
- Real skill with hand tools, including torque wrenches, drivers, pullers, and presses
- Ability to read mechanical drawings and assembly work instructions
- Comfort with precision measuring tools, or the interest to learn them
- Pride in workmanship — you notice when something is a half-turn off
- Willingness to follow a documented process exactly, and to speak up when the process is wrong
- Availability for overtime and occasional weekend work during production pushes, paid at 1.5x
- Handling components and assemblies weighing up to 50 lbs, occasionally throughout a shift
- Working at assembly stations across the production floor for the duration of a shift, with sustained use of hand tools
- Accessing assembly points at varying heights and orientations, involving frequent bending, reaching, and kneeling
- Wearing required PPE
Desired Qualifications
- Millwright, industrial machinery mechanic, or machine builder background
- Tolerance-critical assembly in aerospace, automotive, oil and gas, medical device, or semiconductor equipment
- Experience with actuators, gearboxes, harmonic or planetary gearing, servo motors, or ball and roller screws
- Bearing installation using induction heaters, presses, or shim and preload methods
- Overhead crane, hoist, forklift, or rigging certification
- Military maintenance training — machinist's mate, hull technician, mechanic MOS, or Air Force maintenance
- Three or more years of hands-on mechanical assembly, machine build, or industrial maintenance, which may qualify you at the Assembler II level
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