Mechanical Engineer

Shift Robotics; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 78,000 - 102,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge company is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to drive the development of innovative personal mobility solutions. The role focuses on creating reliable designs, testing hardware, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure product excellence. Ideal candidates are proficient in FEA and CAD tools, bringing a strong engineering discipline to this dynamic environment.

Benefits

Opportunities for Employee Options programs

401K retirement plan

Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance

Sick and vacation time

Massive growth opportunities

Casual work environment

Qualifications

• Experience designing, manufacturing, troubleshooting prototype hardware.
• FEA experience with Ansys or similar (3+ years).
• 2+ years in CAD tools like Fusion 360 or Solidworks.

Responsibilities

• Create reliable and scalable designs of hardware products.
• Troubleshoot problems in manufacturing and assembly.
• Coordinate with software and electrical engineers.

Skills

FEA simulation

CAD proficiency

Project management

Rapid prototyping

Education

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline

Job description

We’re making the world a more walkable place. Through intuitive personal mobility, we make walking faster, more efficient, and more accessible to empower people to choose walking over sitting in traffic. By giving people the ability to Moonwalk, we believe the path forward to a better future is easily reached on your own two feet.

Help us advance the world’s fastest shoes by designing, prototyping, and testing reliable and innovative hardware. We want an engineer ready to push the boundaries and one who makes the impossible a reality. We are looking for a work ethic similar to an engineer in Formula One. You must deliver and iterate quickly. We are not here for mediocrity, we are here to create elegant engineering designs. Is it demanding? Sure, but it is also rewarding and fun.

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Responsibilities

Create reliable and scalable designs

Enjoy creating hardware products from brainstorming to final manufacturing DFM and scaling.

FEA simulation of components with particular attention to fatigue, torsion, and bending of both engineering plastics and metals.

Design components for manufacturing and assembling (DFM/DFA).

Be willing to try new ideas and concessions from a packaging/integration perspective.

Keep a pulse on other products in the space and evolving industry best practices in terms of materials, manufacturing methods, and hardware design

Troubleshoot problems in manufacturing, assembly, and field use of Moonwalkers.

Mechanical modeling and testing of components.

Coordinate with software and electrical engineers to ensure that all requirements are met.

Requirements

Experience with designing, manufacturing, troubleshooting, and debugging prototype hardware.

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience.

FEA experience with static, dynamic, and thermal simulation (3+ years in Ansys or similar).

CAD proficiency (2+ years in Fusion 360 / Solidworks / Inventor, etc.)

Background in scalable DFM / DFA products or deep knowledge in casting, injection molding, and machining.

Gearbox development experience (sintered metal/cut gears).

Project management and planning.

Rapid prototyping development (from basic models to 3DP and CNC prototypes).

Nice to have

Generative design simulation

Consumer electronics design experience, with a deep understanding of system-level architecture and tradeoffs (mechanical, thermal, manufacturability, power, reliability, cost, etc.)

GD&T, 2D drawing understanding

Experience designing sealed enclosures for electronics and mechanical systems.

Understanding of Polyurethane (PU) as it relates to wheels

Benefits

Opportunities for participation in our Employee Options programs

401K retirement plan

Excellent medical, dental, and vision insurance

Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions), and Paid Holidays

Massive Growth Opportunities and a long-term career

Casual and comfortable work environment

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Civil Engineering

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