Staff Mechanical Engineer, Advanced Product Development

📋 Description

• Own the mechanical design of one or more subsystems (thermal, fluid handling, or structural) within
• Contribute to high-leverage trade-offs across subsystem interfaces — performance, cost
• Build first-principles analytical models that inform subsystem design decisions
• Plan and execute first-of-a-kind prototype builds and test campaigns to validate subsystem-level
• Partner with manufacturing engineering on design-for-manufacturing and design-for-cost for the
• Represent mechanical engineering in cross-functional design reviews with electrochemistry

🎯 Requirements

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; Bachelor's with 7–10 years, or advanced degree
• Demonstrated ownership of subsystem-level design — including trade-offs across thermal, fluid, and
• Strong first-principles grounding in thermo-fluid systems, with experience translating analytical
• Experience taking components or subsystems from early-stage concept through manufacturing
• Growing technical leadership — comfortable guiding junior engineers or leading focused workstreams
• Comfort operating with ambiguity in an early-stage environment ramping toward production, with

🎁 Benefits

• Competitive salaries, stock options, and a holistic benefits package
• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision premiums for full-time employees and 80% of healthcare
• At least 12 weeks of paid leave for new parents (up to 20 weeks for birthing parents)
• Generous vacation policies