Mechanical Engineer, Autonomous Systems Hardware

Ouster; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Ouster is hiring a mechanical engineer to design rugged enclosures, mounts, thermal solutions, and structural hardware powering autonomy and physical AI products. You will shepherd electromechanical systems from prototype to high-volume manufacturing within a small hardware team.

Responsibilities include CAD modeling, tolerancing, and documentation for manufacturing, with a focus on manufacturability and cost optimization for 10,000+ units per year.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience designing and shipping hardware products.
• Experience designing electromechanical products to industrial-grade standards at mass manufacturing scale (10,000+/yr).
• Knowledge of materials, tolerance stack-ups, thermal design, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience ramping at least one hardware system from prototype to mass production and supporting stability in the field.
• Demonstrated ability to concurrently champion multiple projects at varying lifecycle stages with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical systems for sensor-based autonomy products, including enclosures, mounts, thermal solutions, vehicle control hardware, and harnessing.
• Own mechanical design from concept through prototype, validation, and production release.
• Partner with other hardware engineers to support sensor integration, connector placement, thermal performance, and system architecture.
• Develop CAD models, engineering drawings, tolerance analyses, and documentation for manufacturing.
• Design for manufacturing, assembly, and cost in collaboration with manufacturing partners.
• Support prototype builds, design iteration, and root cause analysis.
• Support supplier engagement, part qualification, and manufacturing issue resolution.
• Contribute to pilot deployments and field hardware integration, incorporating learnings into future designs.

Skills

CAD modeling

Tolerance analysis

Thermal design

Mass manufacturing

Electromechanical design

Tools

3D CAD tools

Finite Element Analysis

Job description

Ouster is hiring a mechanical engineer to design rugged enclosures, mounts, thermal solutions, and structural hardware powering autonomy and physical AI products. You will shepherd electromechanical systems from prototype to high-volume manufacturing within a small hardware team.

Responsibilities include CAD modeling, tolerancing, and documentation for manufacturing, with a focus on manufacturability and cost optimization for 10,000+ units per year.