Senior Mechanical Engineer – Autonomous Vehicle Hardware

Cssmerge; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Disability Insurance

Life Insurance

Equity

Job summary

Atoms is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design the physical architecture of next-generation autonomous transport platforms. You will bridge industrial design and vehicle production, owning mechanical packaging for safety-critical systems and collaborating with design and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities include sensor packaging, drive-by-wire integration, thermal-compliant enclosures, and scalable production drawings. Experience with automotive hardware integration and GD&T is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Mechanical Design Engineering experience.
• Proficient hands-on design experience with 3D CAD (SolidWorks, Catia, or NX).
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes including CNC machining, sheet metal stamping, and injection molding.
• Experience with structural hardware integration on automotive/mobile robotics platforms.
• Ability to create production-level drawings and documentation with GD&T.

Responsibilities

• Sensor & Compute Packaging: design and integrate autonomous vehicle sensor suites and ruggedized compute housings.
• Drive-by-Wire Integration: design packaging for DBW actuation systems and PCB enclosures.
• Ensure PCB enclosures meet thermal requirements.
• Prototype to Production Scaling: refine prototypes for high-volume manufacturing.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration with industrial designers and manufacturing teams.
• Engineering Documentation: maintain CAD models, BOMs, and installation manuals.
• Rapid Prototyping Execution: fabricate and iterate physical mockups for CNC, sheet metal, and 3D printing.
• Testing & System Validation: establish and run physical testing protocols for durability and reliability.

Skills

5+ years experience

3D CAD modeling

GD&T proficiency

Manufacturing processes

Automotive hardware integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Catia

NX

Job description

Atoms is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to design the physical architecture of next-generation autonomous transport platforms. You will bridge industrial design and vehicle production, owning mechanical packaging for safety-critical systems and collaborating with design and manufacturing teams.

Responsibilities include sensor packaging, drive-by-wire integration, thermal-compliant enclosures, and scalable production drawings. Experience with automotive hardware integration and GD&T is essential.