Senior Mechanical Engineer

One Wheel Future Motion; Santa Cruz (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Future Motion Inc, makers of Onewheel®, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to design and integrate electromechanical components for next‑generation boardsports and transportation products. You will lead a small engineering team, mentor junior engineers, and drive projects to successful completion in a fast‑paced startup environment.

The ideal candidate is creative, hands‑on, and excited by interdisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in mechanical engineering.
• 5–10+ years experience in mechanical/electromechanical fields.
• Hands-on prototyping and machine shop experience is highly valued.
• Excellent CAD (SolidWorks) proficiency and documentation skills.
• Experience with manufacturing processes (injection molding, sheet metal) and vendor sourcing is a plus.
• Experience in outdoor industries (bikes, snowboards, skateboards) is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design enclosures, housings, mechanisms and electromechanical components.
• Validate, test, and iterate on mechanical/electromechanical systems.
• Identify and work with domestic and overseas vendors for quotes, sourcing and QA.
• Collaborate with EE team for PCBA integration, connectors and wire harnesses.
• Own CAD databases for complex assemblies.
• Document and prepare drawing packages for internal/external uses.

Skills

Hands-on engineering

CAD (SolidWorks)

Project leadership

Documentation

Vendor liaison

Communication

Education

BS or MS in mechanical engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Prototype machining

Job description

Design, simulate and test mechanical components and integrate them into complete vehicles. Take a leadership role in a small team of engineers to guide and mentor junior engineers and manage projects toward successful completion.

The ideal candidate will be a very talented, creative, capable hands-on engineer who is excited about joining an interdisciplinary team that is revolutionizing boardsports and transportation and shipping product.

Key responsibilities + expectations:

• Design enclosures, housings, mechanisms and electromechanical components.
• Validate, test, and iterate on existing mechanical and electromechanical systems.
• Identify and work with domestic and overseas vendors for manufacturing quotes, sourcing components, quality assurance, etc.
• Work with EE team for integration of PCBAs, connectors and wire harnesses
• Own CAD databases for complex assemblies
• Document and prepare drawing packages for internal/external uses.

Experience + Qualifications:

• BS or MS in mechanical engineering.
• 5-10+ years experience
• Electromechanical (electric vehicle, mechatronics, etc.) background a very strong plus.
• Hands-on prototyping/machine shop experience
• Experience with design and documentation for a variety of manufacturing processes, including injection molding, casting, sheet metal.
• Experience in the outdoor industry (bikes, snowboards, skateboards, etc) a strong plus
• Manufacturing/DFM experience a significant plus.
• Experience taking product to market strongly preferred.Excellent CAD (Solidworks) proficiency.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

We’re looking for a creative and forward-thinking engineer who shares our vision for this company and our willingness to work extremely hard, in a start-up environment, to bring that vision to life. Do you have a track record of solving complex engineering challenges and delivering outstanding products? Do you build, tinker, hack, and create in your spare time? Are you obsessively attentive to detail?

The job is based in our westside Santa Cruz, CA location just half a mile from the beach!

Future Motion Inc, makers of Onewheel ® are seeking to hire for the position of: Senior Mechanical Engineer

We create revolutionary new recreation-transportation products. We are a company that values idealism, entrepreneurship and innovation and a combination of intensity, purpose and having fun.