Lead mechatronics Engineer - AI Smart Fitness & Rehab Machine (Prototype)
Budget: $250 – $750 AUD
We are developing next-generation AI-driven smart exercise machines designed for home users, commercial gyms, and rehabilitation settings.
This is a hands-on LEAD engineering role to design and deliver a working physical prototype within 6 months.
The system combines mechanical resistance, embedded sensors, and AI-assisted movement analysis to provide safe, adaptive, and personalised training and rehab support.
This is not a research project and not a software-only role.
We are looking for an engineer who has personally built real hardware and understands human-interactive safety-critical systems.
Scope of Work
You will act as the Lead Mechatronics Engineer, owning the physical system end-to-end.
Key responsibilities include:
-Define overall system architecture (mechanics, sensors, control boundaries)
-Design or oversee mechanical and mechatronic components
-Select and integrate sensors (force, position, motion, load, etc.)
-Design and enforce hard safety limits (AI must never override physics)
-Build and iterate on a functional prototype
-Support data capture for AI development (AI engineer engaged separately)
-Ensure the system is realistic for future manufacturing
-AI is assistive, not autonomous.
Safety, reliability, and repeatability come before features.
What Success Looks Like:
By the end of the engagement:
-A working physical machine exists
-Manual operation mode functions safely and reliably
-Sensors produce consistent, usable movement and force data
-AI provides basic real-time feedback (form, range, tempo)
-Physical safety systems are validated
-The prototype is demo-ready for gyms, clinics, and investors
Required Experience (Please Read Carefully)
Must have:
-Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering background
-Proven experience taking physical products from concept to prototype
-Experience with sensors, actuators, and embedded systems
-Strong safety-first mindset for human-interactive equipment
-Comfortable working in early-stage, iterative builds
Highly preferred:
-Medical device, rehab equipment, robotics, or industrial automation experience
-Experience collaborating with AI / ML engineers
-Startup or prototype-to-manufacture exposure
What This Is NOT
❌ Not an academic or research role
❌ Not a pure CAD or design-only job
❌ Not an AI-only role
❌ Not a “spec it and disappear” contract
We are looking for an engineer who ships.
Engagement Details:
-Duration: 6 months
-Commitment: ~8–16 hours per week
-Location: Remote acceptable (prototype coordination required)
Start: Immediate
-NDA required before detailed disclosure
-All IP remains with the company/founder
To Apply (Important)
Please answer these three questions in your application:
-What physical product have you personally taken from idea to working prototype?
-How do you approach safety in machines that physically interact with people?
-What would you not allow AI to control in a rehab-adjacent exercise device?
Applications without answers to these questions will not be considered.
This is a hands-on LEAD engineering role to design and deliver a working physical prototype within 6 months.
The system combines mechanical resistance, embedded sensors, and AI-assisted movement analysis to provide safe, adaptive, and personalised training and rehab support.
This is not a research project and not a software-only role.
We are looking for an engineer who has personally built real hardware and understands human-interactive safety-critical systems.
Scope of Work
You will act as the Lead Mechatronics Engineer, owning the physical system end-to-end.
Key responsibilities include:
-Define overall system architecture (mechanics, sensors, control boundaries)
-Design or oversee mechanical and mechatronic components
-Select and integrate sensors (force, position, motion, load, etc.)
-Design and enforce hard safety limits (AI must never override physics)
-Build and iterate on a functional prototype
-Support data capture for AI development (AI engineer engaged separately)
-Ensure the system is realistic for future manufacturing
-AI is assistive, not autonomous.
Safety, reliability, and repeatability come before features.
What Success Looks Like:
By the end of the engagement:
-A working physical machine exists
-Manual operation mode functions safely and reliably
-Sensors produce consistent, usable movement and force data
-AI provides basic real-time feedback (form, range, tempo)
-Physical safety systems are validated
-The prototype is demo-ready for gyms, clinics, and investors
Required Experience (Please Read Carefully)
Must have:
-Mechatronics or Mechanical Engineering background
-Proven experience taking physical products from concept to prototype
-Experience with sensors, actuators, and embedded systems
-Strong safety-first mindset for human-interactive equipment
-Comfortable working in early-stage, iterative builds
Highly preferred:
-Medical device, rehab equipment, robotics, or industrial automation experience
-Experience collaborating with AI / ML engineers
-Startup or prototype-to-manufacture exposure
What This Is NOT
❌ Not an academic or research role
❌ Not a pure CAD or design-only job
❌ Not an AI-only role
❌ Not a “spec it and disappear” contract
We are looking for an engineer who ships.
Engagement Details:
-Duration: 6 months
-Commitment: ~8–16 hours per week
-Location: Remote acceptable (prototype coordination required)
Start: Immediate
-NDA required before detailed disclosure
-All IP remains with the company/founder
To Apply (Important)
Please answer these three questions in your application:
-What physical product have you personally taken from idea to working prototype?
-How do you approach safety in machines that physically interact with people?
-What would you not allow AI to control in a rehab-adjacent exercise device?
Applications without answers to these questions will not be considered.