1X · 15 hours ago
Tactile Sensing Researcher / Engineer
Palo Alto, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$200K/yr - $250K/yr1X is a company at the forefront of developing advanced humanoid robots designed for household use. They are seeking a Tactile Sensing Researcher / Engineer to push tactile sensing toward human-level performance by developing sensing systems that capture the structure and dynamics of physical contact.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)ManufacturingRobotics
Responsibilities
Design, fabricate, and iterate tactile sensing hardware across multiple generations
Develop and refine sensor structures, materials interfaces, and transduction mechanisms
Build experimental setups to characterize tactile sensors under realistic loading, motion, and contact conditions
Quantitatively evaluate performance limits and identify dominant failure modes
Drive sustained performance improvements toward human-level tactile capability
Work closely with actuation, materials, and control teams to ensure tactile sensing meaningfully supports dexterous manipulation and interaction
Qualification
Required
PhD in robotics, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, materials science, bioengineering, or a closely related field
Demonstrated, high-impact contributions to tactile sensing or closely related sensing technologies
This may include widely cited publications, patented systems, or deployed sensing hardware
Proven ability to take a sensing concept from early prototype through multiple, materially improved iterations
Strong hands-on experience fabricating, assembling, and testing physical sensing systems
Track record of identifying and overcoming fundamental performance limits rather than working around them
Clear evidence of work that moved the state of the art forward, not just evaluated existing approaches
Hands on experience with soft or compliant materials in sensing applications
Prior work on tactile sensing
Company
1X
1X is an engineering and robotics company that develops humanoid robots designed to work alongside humans.
Founded in 2014
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$136.49MKey Investors
EQT VenturesOpenAI Startup Fund
2025-07-07Series B
2024-01-11Series B· $99.94M
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