Founding Mechanical Engineer

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Salary: $90,000 - $130,000 per year

A bit about us:

We're building a new generation of engineering software designed to make hardware development dramatically faster.

Our platform brings together the tools, data, and engineering workflows that teams rely on to move from an initial concept to a manufacturable product. We're starting with complex hardware and aerospace applications, where engineering teams face some of the most demanding design and manufacturing challenges.

We're a small, early-stage team, which means you'll have a real voice in what we build, how we build it, and where we go next.

Why join us?

This is an opportunity to join at the ground floor and have an outsized impact.

You'll work closely with an experienced hardware founder and get exposure to problems that span mechanical design, analysis, prototyping, manufacturing, and engineering software.

You won't be handed a narrow list of tasks and asked to stay in your lane. You'll have the opportunity to:

Work on challenging, real-world hardware problems
Take ideas from concept through design, prototype, testing, and iteration
Learn directly from experienced aerospace and hardware engineers
Help shape a product that is changing how engineers work
Use modern software and AI tools to make engineering faster and more effective
Take meaningful ownership early in your career
Grow into a highly capable, well-rounded engineer with experience across the full product development process

If you're ambitious, curious, hands-on, and excited by the idea of building something from the ground up, this is a chance to make an impact well beyond what you'd typically get in a traditional engineering role.

Job Details

We're looking for a Mechanical Engineer to join our founding team and help build the future of hardware engineering.

This role is ideal for someone with a strong mechanical engineering foundation who wants more ownership, more variety, and a much steeper learning curve than a traditional engineering position can offer.

You'll work across mechanical design, engineering analysis, prototyping, testing, manufacturing, and product development. You'll also have a unique opportunity to bring your experience as an engineer directly into the development of the software platform we're building.

This is a role for a builder.

You'll be expected to ask questions, get your hands dirty, work through ambiguity, and figure things out.

What You'll Do
Develop mechanical concepts from initial requirements through detailed design
Create 3D CAD models, assemblies, drawings, and engineering documentation
Perform first-principles engineering calculations and trade studies
Design, build, test, and iterate on physical prototypes
Troubleshoot mechanical and hardware problems and determine root causes
Work with manufacturing processes, suppliers, and fabrication partners
Support structural, mechanical, thermal, and systems-level engineering activities
Evaluate design alternatives and make data-driven engineering recommendations
Develop tools, scripts, and workflows that improve engineering efficiency
Work closely with software engineers to translate real engineering workflows into software products
Help identify opportunities where automation and AI can improve the engineering process
Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical teammates
Take ownership of projects and drive them forward with a high degree of independence

What We're Looking For
B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related field
Approximately 2+ years of relevant engineering experience
Strong fundamentals in mechanics, materials, structures, and mechanical design
Experience with 3D CAD and engineering drawings
Experience taking a design through some combination of analysis, prototyping, testing, or manufacturing
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
Ability to work from incomplete or ambiguous requirements
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Curiosity and a genuine desire to understand how things work
Comfortable learning new tools, technologies, and concepts quickly
Willingness to take ownership rather than wait for detailed instructions
We'd Especially Like to Meet You If You Have
Aerospace, defense, robotics, automotive, industrial, or other hardware experience
Experience designing mechanisms, structures, or flight/vehicle hardware
Hands-on experience building and testing prototypes
Experience with machining, sheet metal, composites, additive manufacturing, or other fabrication processes
Experience with FEA or other engineering analysis tools
Experience working in a startup or small engineering team
Programming or scripting experience, particularly Python
Experience using AI or automation to improve engineering workflows
A history of building things outside of work — projects, robots, vehicles, machines, or anything else you're curious enough to take apart and rebuild

What Makes Someone Successful Here

You don't need to know everything on day one.

We're looking for someone who is smart, curious, resourceful, and hungry to learn.

You might not know the answer to a problem when you start — that's okay. What matters is that you know how to break the problem down, ask good questions, learn what you need to learn, and keep going until you find the answer.

The best person for this role will be someone who enjoys moving between the computer and the physical world — someone who can work through the engineering math, open up a CAD model, build a prototype, talk through a manufacturing problem, and figure out what to try next.

If you're looking for a role where you can learn quickly, build real things, work closely with experienced engineers, and help shape an early-stage company, we'd love to meet you.

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