Mechanical Engineer I — Climate Tech Hardware Builder

Helix Earth; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Health insurance

Paid time off

Flexible schedule

Job summary

Helix Earth in Houston, TX is seeking a hands-on mechanical engineer to design, build, and improve retrofit subsystem hardware from concept to early production. You will move parts from CAD to the field fast, iterating on sheet metal and assemblies with real test data.

You will report to the Director of Engineering and work on-site at our Houston headquarters, collaborating with teams across electrical, systems, refrigeration, and manufacturing to ship reliable hardware on schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Strong CAD and hands-on fabrication experience.
• Experience with design of experiments and validation testing.
• Knowledge of DFM and DFA principles and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and iterate mechanical subsystems using CAD and calculations.
• Develop sheet metal, structural, packaging, and airflow components.
• Build and test prototypes via 3D printing, machining, and assembly.
• Instrument prototypes, run tests, troubleshoot, and improve designs.
• Create production-ready drawings with GD&T and BOMs.

Skills

Hands-on engineer

CAD modeling

Mechanics fundamentals

Design of experiments

Documentation discipline

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

GD&T

3D printing

LabVIEW

Python

Job description

Helix Earth in Houston, TX is seeking a hands-on mechanical engineer to design, build, and improve retrofit subsystem hardware from concept to early production. You will move parts from CAD to the field fast, iterating on sheet metal and assemblies with real test data.

You will report to the Director of Engineering and work on-site at our Houston headquarters, collaborating with teams across electrical, systems, refrigeration, and manufacturing to ship reliable hardware on schedule.