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Senior Mechanical Engineer
Future Motion
Santa Cruz, California
Source: Future Motion careers · View original posting
Employer job description
From Future Motion's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
Design, simulate and test mechanical components and integrate them into complete vehicles. Take a leadership role in a small team of engineers to guide and mentor junior engineers and manage projects toward successful completion.
The ideal candidate will be a very talented, creative, capable hands-on engineer who is excited about joining an interdisciplinary team that is revolutionizing boardsports and transportation and shipping product.
Key responsibilities + expectations:
- Design enclosures, housings, mechanisms and electromechanical components.
- Validate, test, and iterate on existing mechanical and electromechanical systems.
- Identify and work with domestic and overseas vendors for manufacturing quotes, sourcing components, quality assurance, etc.
- Work with EE team for integration of PCBAs, connectors and wire harnesses
- Own CAD databases for complex assemblies
- Document and prepare drawing packages for internal/external uses.
- Experience + Qualifications: BS or MS in mechanical engineering.
- 5-10+ years experience
- Electromechanical (electric vehicle, mechatronics, etc.) background a very strong plus.
- Hands-on prototyping/machine shop experience
- Experience with design and documentation for a variety of manufacturing processes, including injection molding, casting, sheet metal.
- Experience in the outdoor industry (bikes, snowboards, skateboards, etc) a strong plus
- Manufacturing/DFM experience a significant plus.
- Experience taking product to market strongly preferred.
- Excellent CAD (Solidworks) proficiency.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- We’re looking for a creative and forward-thinking engineer who shares our vision for this company and our willingness to work extremely hard, in a start-up environment, to bring that vision to life. Do you have a track record of solving complex engineering challenges and delivering outstanding products? Do you build, tinker, hack, and create in your spare time? Are you obsessively attentive to detail?
- The job is based in our westside Santa Cruz, CA location just half a mile from the beach!
- To apply for the position, please submit a cover letter that mentions why you would be a great fit for this role along with your resume. Due to the number of applications, we may not be able to contact everyone directly.