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Overview

Persona AI is building humanoid robots for demanding environments in heavy industry, focusing on assembly, testing, and refinement of electromechanical systems. The company is backed by strategic investors and collaborates with global industrial leaders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the build and assembly of robotic systems and subsystems.
  • Perform mechanical and electrical assembly work to support pre-production systems.
  • Set up and maintain testing infrastructure.
  • Assist in the assembly, calibration, and debugging of custom actuators.
  • Collaborate closely with engineers to influence design and assembly methods.
  • Contribute to root-cause analysis and design iteration.
  • Maintain lab inventory of custom and off-the-shelf parts.
  • Enforce safety procedures and maintain a clean lab environment.
  • Document test setups, lab procedures, and hardware configuration changes.

Requirements

  • High school diploma or equivalent.
  • 4+ years hands-on experience with actuators or electromechanical assemblies.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude and familiarity with motors, encoders, and sensors.
  • Competency with data collection tools like Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW.
  • Excellent attention to detail and documentation habits.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Location: Houston, TX
  • Travel: N/A

Benefits

Health Insurance
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Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $26/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$34/hr across 87 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 360 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 211 different employers. 124 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,424 other active welding openings from 737 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

Persona AI currently has 2 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Zachry Group (26), Welding Shop in Houston, TX (25), and Austin Industries (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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