Mechanical Engineer (New Grad Summer 2027)

Alumni Founders; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock option packages

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Traditional 401(k)

Roth 401(k)

Relocation assistance

Paid vacation

Sick leave

Company holidays

Paid parental leave

Free daily catered lunch and dinner

Fully stocked kitchenette

Casual dress

Flexible work hours

Job summary

Alumni Founders is seeking an hardware engineer to own projects from concept through deployment, including design, fabrication and testing of complex mechanical assemblies. You will collaborate cross-functionally to integrate subsystems into production-ready AI-native manufacturing platforms.

The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's in mechanical or aerospace engineering and has hands-on build experience from internships or clubs, with proficiency across the full hardware design life cycle and a

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering and hands-on build experience from internships or engineering clubs.
• Proficient in the full hardware design life cycle and comfortable with a first-principles approach to problem-solving.

Skills

Mechanical Design

CAD

Fabrication

Testing

First-principles Problem Solving

Kinematics

Electromechanical Systems

Hardware Integration

Prototyping

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tolerance Analysis

Thermal Systems

Fluid Subsystems

Additive Manufacturing

Precision Motion Systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering

Job description

The role involves owning hardware projects from concept through deployment, including design, fabrication, and testing of complex mechanical assemblies. You will collaborate cross-functionally to integrate sub-systems into production-ready AI-native manufacturing platforms.

Requirements

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering and hands-on build experience from internships or engineering clubs.
• Candidates must be proficient in the full hardware design life cycle and comfortable with a first-principles approach to problem-solving.

Key Skills

• Mechanical Design
• CAD
• Fabrication
• Testing
• Tolerance Analysis
• Additive Manufacturing
• Precision Motion Systems
• Thermal Systems
• Fluid Subsystems
• First-principles Problem Solving
• Kinematics
• Electromechanical Systems
• Hardware Integration
• Prototyping
• Cross-functional Collaboration

Benefits

• Stock option packages
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Traditional 401(k)
• Roth 401(k)
• Relocation assistance
• Paid vacation
• Sick leave
• Company holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Free daily catered lunch and dinner
• Fully stocked kitchenette
• Casual dress
• Flexible work hours