Lead Compute Hardware Design Engineer

Hardware FYI; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Somana is seeking a Lead Hardware Design Engineer for Compute to own the design strategy and end-to-end execution of a family of compute products. You will lead a small HW/ME team and collaborate with EE and firmware to deliver a cohesive, manufacturable system.

You will own thermal, structural, interconnect, and power aspects, and drive design reviews, supplier selection, and DFM feedback with manufacturing partners in a fast-moving, in-person environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 5+ years shipping electro-mechanical hardware at volume.
• 2+ years leading mechanical/electrical/firmware teams.
• Experience owning full electro-mechanical systems from concept to volume production.
• Experience shipping compute hardware at scale and transitioning to factory production.
• Background in high-margin, high-power, thermally challenging domains.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute mechanical design strategy for a family of compute hardware products from prototype to high-volume production.
• Own full electro-mechanical architecture: thermal management, structural housing, interconnect, power distribution.
• Internalize proven assemblies and productize them for manufacturability, cost, reliability, and scale.
• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of mechanical engineers and grow design processes.
• Serve as primary technical interface with electrical and firmware teams to resolve constraints as a unified system.
• Represent compute hardware in customer/vendor meetings and translate field feedback into design improvements.
• Drive vendor and manufacturing partner selection, DFM/DFA reviews, and production issue resolution.
• Establish design standards, documentation practices, and review processes for fast-moving hardware.

Skills

Mechanical design

Team leadership

Electro-mechanical systems

CAD/Simulation tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Job description

Somana is seeking a Lead Hardware Design Engineer for Compute to own the design strategy and end-to-end execution of a family of compute products. You will lead a small HW/ME team and collaborate with EE and firmware to deliver a cohesive, manufacturable system.

You will own thermal, structural, interconnect, and power aspects, and drive design reviews, supplier selection, and DFM feedback with manufacturing partners in a fast-moving, in-person environment.