Mechanical Design Engineer

The Judge Group; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

The Judge Group is seeking an experienced mechanical design engineer in Mountain View, CA to lead design efforts for a two-wheeled vehicle hardware system. You will collaborate with third-party consultants and internal teams to integrate mechanical and electrical components, and manage prototyping activities.

Ideal candidates have 8–10+ years in mechanical design, strong GD&T, hands-on fabrication experience, and a track record with tubular chassis or frames.

Qualifications

• Strong GD&T knowledge and experience with drawing and modeling strategies.
• Experience coordinating with third-party design consultants to deliver results.
• Hands-on experience with tubular frames, welding, sheet metal, CNC machining and general fabrication.
• Automotive or Tier-1 supplier background is a plus, esp. motorcycle or lightweight tubular frames.

Responsibilities

• External Partner Management: Lead and coordinate design efforts with third-party consultants, tracking deliverables and communication.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Serve as mechanical bridge to electrical team, handling component integration, PCB mounting, and cable routing decisions.
• Prototyping & Lab Work: Hands-on prototyping, BOM management, assembling systems, ordering parts, and minor modifications using lab equipment.
• Product Context: Support hardware/photographic equipment mounted onto a two-wheeled vehicle.

Skills

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

Drawing & modeling strategy

Stack-up analysis

Managing third-party designConsultants

Tools

Onshape

Creo

NX

Job description

• Experience Level: 8 to 10+ years targeted (more experience is welcome).
• CAD Tools: Onshape (PTC web-based CAD tool) is required. Creo or NX are secondary considerations if the candidate has a proven track record of picking up tools quickly.
• Core Competencies: Strong GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) knowledge, drawing/modeling strategy, stack-up analysis, and managing third-party design consultants.
• Manufacturing & Fabrication: Must have hands-on experience with tubular chassis/space frames, welding, sheet metal, CNC machining, and general structural fabrication.
• Domain Exposure: Automotive or Tier-1 supplier background is a strong plus (specifically motorcycle or lightweight tubular frames/chassis).
• Environmental & Weatherproofing: Experience designing for harsh environments (handling vibration, UV radiation, solar heat loads, rain, and moisture ingress/weatherproofing).

Responsibilities & Scope

• External Partner Management: Lead and coordinate design efforts with third-party consultants (e.g., battery module or frame developers), tracking deliverables and maintaining communication channels.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the mechanical bridge to the electrical team, handling component integration, PCB mounting, and cable routing decisions.
• Prototyping & Lab Work: Hands-on prototyping, bill of materials (BOM) management, assembling systems, ordering parts, and performing minor modifications using lab equipment (mills, saws, etc.).
• Product Context: Supporting hardware/photographic equipment mounted onto a two-wheeled vehicle.