Mechanical Engineer II

Axon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and 401(k) with employer match

Discretionary paid time off

Paid parental leave

Medical, Dental, and Vision plans

Fitness Programs

Email and mental wellness support

Learning & Development programs

Office snacks

Job summary

Axon is seeking a Mechanical Engineer II to join their New Ventures team in Seattle, WA. This role involves designing and prototyping mechanical systems for innovative hardware products. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field and 3+ years of experience. Proficiency in CAD and hands-on experience with prototyping are essential. The position offers a hybrid work schedule, supporting both in-person collaboration and remote flexibility.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering, product design, or hardware development.
• Practical understanding of material selection and fastening methods.
• Ability to evaluate tradeoffs between prototype speed and manufacturability.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop mechanical components for prototypes.
• Create CAD models and prototype files.
• Build and test physical prototypes in a rapid iteration environment.

Skills

Mechanical design fundamentals

CAD proficiency

Prototyping experience

Hands-on building and testing

Design-for-manufacturability

Evaluation of trade-offs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

CAD tools

Job description

Join Axon and be a Force for Good

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We explore society’s most critical safety and justice issues with an ecosystem of devices and cloud software. We bring people together in a collaborative, inclusive environment that values diverse perspectives from customers, communities, and each other.

Your Impact

As a Mechanical Engineer II on the New Ventures team, you will design, build, and iterate mechanical systems that support early‑stage exploration and small‑batch hardware products. You’ll apply strong mechanical engineering fundamentals and practical design‑for‑manufacturability judgment to prototype, test, and learn—helping the team evaluate feasibility, production risk, and real‑world behavior of new concepts. This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys hands‑on work, thrives in ambiguity, and balances prototype speed with manufacturable design choices as a concept moves toward small‑batch production.

What You’ll Do

Location: The role may be based at one of Axon’s hub offices in Scottsdale, AZ, or Seattle, WA, and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in‑person collaboration and ask team members to work onsite Tuesday through Friday, with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless an approved workplace accommodation is in place.

Reports to: Senior Director of New Ventures

Direct Reports: None

• Independently design and develop mechanical components, assemblies, fixtures, mechanisms, and enclosures for exploratory prototypes and small‑batch hardware products.
• Create CAD models, drawings, prototype files, and mechanical documentation that support rapid iteration and clear handoff to fabrication or manufacturing partners.
• Select materials, manufacturing methods, finishes, fastening strategies, and assembly approaches that balance speed, cost, durability, manufacturability, and learning goals.
• Apply design‑for‑manufacturability and design‑for‑assembly principles early, especially for concepts that may transition from prototype to low‑volume or small‑batch production.
• Build, assemble, test, and troubleshoot physical prototypes using hands‑on fabrication methods and external prototype vendors when appropriate.
• Collaborate with manufacturing, DFM, supply chain, electrical, software, industrial design, product, and applied research partners to identify production risks and practical design tradeoffs.
• Identify and resolve mechanical design challenges at the component, subsystem, and assembly level with minimal supervision.
• Support rapid Build‑Measure‑Learn cycles by prioritizing speed, learning, and clarity while avoiding design choices that create unnecessary manufacturing or assembly risk.
• Contribute mechanical engineering input to feasibility assessments, early risk identification, cost and manufacturability tradeoffs, and potential transition paths into New Ventures Edge or other product teams.
• Document design decisions, tolerance assumptions, material choices, supplier/vendor inputs, test results, prototype learnings, and open manufacturing risks to support decision‑making and future iterations.

What You Bring

• A bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in mechanical engineering, product design, prototyping, hardware development, or low‑volume manufacturing.
• Proficiency with CAD tools and experience creating parts, assemblies, drawings, tolerance‑critical features, and prototype‑ or manufacturing‑ready files.
• Hands‑on experience building, assembling, testing, and iterating mechanical prototypes.
• Practical understanding of mechanical design fundamentals such as tolerances, material selection, fastening methods, mechanisms, structural considerations, thermal considerations, sealing, ruggedization, and assembly design.
• Experience applying design‑for‑manufacturability and design‑for‑assembly principles to real hardware, ideally including parts or assemblies that moved from prototype toward low‑volume or production manufacturing.
• Familiarity with common manufacturing and prototyping processes such as 3D printing, CNC machining, sheet metal, casting, injection molding, elastomers, adhesives, coatings, off‑the‑shelf hardware, or vendor‑built prototypes.
• Ability to evaluate tradeoffs between prototype speed, manufacturability, part cost, tooling cost, assembly complexity, reliability, and product performance.
• Comfort integrating mechanical designs with electronics, sensors, actuators, batteries, cameras, embedded systems, or other electromechanical components.
• Comfort working in ambiguous, early‑stage environments with evolving requirements.
• A collaborative mindset aligned with Axon’s values and mission to Protect Life.

Benefits that Benefit You

• Competitive salary and 401(k) with employer match
• Discretionary paid time off
• Paid parental leave for all
• Medical, Dental, and Vision plans
• Fitness Programs
• Email and mental wellness support
• Learning & Development programs
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Office snacks

Compensation

Base Pay Range: $90,000–$144,000 USD

Equal Opportunity Employer

Axon is an equal‑opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity, and fosters inclusion. We are committed to hiring the best talent—regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. All applicants who do not meet every qualification listed may still apply; we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.