Mechanical Engineer

Afference Inc; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 105,933 - 158,899; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance

Equity incentives

Self-managed PTO

Job summary

Afference Inc seeks a Mechanical Engineer in Cleveland, OH, responsible for hardware integration and product development. You will play a key role in evaluating design concepts, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and ensuring quality standards for our groundbreaking technology in spatial computing.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and over 5 years of relevant experience. We offer a competitive salary along with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and equity incentives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in hardware integration or related technology domains.
• Strong understanding of hardware development processes and system integration.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Support hardware integration, assembly, packaging, and development activities.
• Build prototypes to evaluate design concepts effectively.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and operations for product development.

Skills

3D CAD (NX or Solidworks)

Hardware integration

Prototype building

Manufacturing processes knowledge

Problem-solving

Strong analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

About Our Work

We are neuroscientists who build ground‑breaking technology for the spatial computing era. We stimulate nerves to create artificial tactile sensations, creating new, more meaningful connections to the user for notifications, 3D digital content, physical AI, health information, and beyond. Our first products will be mobile, wearable devices that stream haptic data from multiple digital sources to create meaningful sensations of touch.

What You’ll Be Doing

The Mechanical Engineer is responsible for supporting hardware integration, assembly, packaging, and development activities across engineering programs. This role applies mechanical engineering principles to help develop, build, and validate reliable, manufacturable hardware solutions that meet technical and program requirements. The position works collaboratively with cross‑functional teams including engineering, manufacturing, and operations to support product development and successful system integration.

Key Responsibilities

• Experience using 3D CAD (NX or Solidworks) to design densely packaged consumer electronic parts including PCBs, flexes, antennas, enclosures, mechanisms, and batteries.
• Ability to build prototypes quickly and effectively to evaluate design concepts.
• Knowledgeable about a wide variety of materials and scalable manufacturing processes.
• Support hardware assembly, integration, packaging, and development activities for mechanical systems and products.
• Execute assigned technical tasks within defined project scope, requirements, and timelines.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to support design intent and integration objectives.
• Assist in evaluating design approaches, components, and processes to support performance, manufacturability, cost, and schedule goals.
• Contribute to implementation of process improvements, engineering standards, and best practices.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and troubleshooting activities.
• Support integration, build, and test activities to ensure products meet technical specifications and quality requirements.
• Assist in root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for mechanical and integration issues.
• Help maintain engineering documentation, including drawings, reports, procedures, and specifications.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional team members to ensure smooth execution of development and build activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline required; advanced degree preferred.

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in hardware integration, assembly engineering, packaging engineering, process engineering, mechanical/electrical engineering, or related technology domains.
• Strong understanding of hardware development processes, system integration, manufacturing methods, and engineering validation practices.
• Experience working in cross‑functional technical environments with multiple stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex engineering problems and lead technical initiatives.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently while influencing technical direction across teams.
• Ability to evaluate emerging technologies and apply them effectively.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.

Compensation & Benefits

$105,933 – $158,899 per year at 100% FTE.

• Medical, dental, vision, life, STD, FSA, and additional company perks.
• Equity incentives.
• Self‑managed PTO.

Location

On‑site; Cleveland, OH office