Lead Wearable Hardware Mechanical Engineer

Human Archive; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Human Archive is seeking a hands-on Mechanical/CAD engineer to lead the mechanical design of wearable capture hardware. You will own end-to-end mechanical work, from chassis and packaging to thermal management and manufacturability, with fast iteration and direct impact on real users.

Ideal candidates will have shipped wearable hardware, strong CAD skills, and proficiency in DFM, GD&T, and thermal/structural analysis. The role is based in San Francisco and requires on-site work.

Qualifications

• Hands-on mechanical CAD: SolidWorks, NX, Creo, or Fusion 360.
• Shipped consumer or wearable hardware to real users.
• DFM fluency across CNC, injection molding, and sheet metal.
• Tolerance stack-up and GD&T for precision optical systems.
• Structural and thermal FEA.

Responsibilities

• Mechanical architecture
• Optical mount and alignment
• Power and battery packaging
• Thermal management
• DFM and manufacturing handoff

Skills

Mechanical CAD

Shipped hardware

DFM across manufacturing

Tolerance stack-up/GD&T

Structural & thermal FEA

Job description

Human Archive is seeking a hands-on Mechanical/CAD engineer to lead the mechanical design of wearable capture hardware. You will own end-to-end mechanical work, from chassis and packaging to thermal management and manufacturability, with fast iteration and direct impact on real users.

Ideal candidates will have shipped wearable hardware, strong CAD skills, and proficiency in DFM, GD&T, and thermal/structural analysis. The role is based in San Francisco and requires on-site work.