Junior Mechanical Engineer: Build Turbine Systems

American Turbines; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

American Turbines seeks a junior mechanical engineer to turn turbine cores into deployable products, designing enclosure, baseplate, mounts, and mechanical systems for field use. You will take components from CAD through released drawings and assist on the shop floor to build what you drew.

You will own shippable pieces from day one, design for tolerance, source parts, install them, and verify performance on our test stand. This role offers compressed growth in a small, fast-moving team.

Qualifications

• Degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent hands-on background.
• Strong CAD fundamentals (SolidWorks, NX) and a working grasp of GD&T, materials selection, and common fabrication methods: machining, sheet metal, welding.
• Evidence that you build things through internships, projects, or shipped hardware; comfortable with hand tools.

Responsibilities

• Design shippable machine components such as enclosure, baseplate, vibration isolation, and mounting provisions.
• Tolerance parts, source them, install them, and validate on test stands.
• Collaborate with the integration lead and help shop floor build what you designed.
• Help scale hundreds of units from bench parts to deployed field equipment.

Skills

CAD fundamentals

GD&T

Materials selection

Machining

Sheet metal

Welding

Hands-on engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

NX

Job description

American Turbines seeks a junior mechanical engineer to turn turbine cores into deployable products, designing enclosure, baseplate, mounts, and mechanical systems for field use. You will take components from CAD through released drawings and assist on the shop floor to build what you drew.

You will own shippable pieces from day one, design for tolerance, source parts, install them, and verify performance on our test stand. This role offers compressed growth in a small, fast-moving team.