Senior Mechanical Engineer: Autonomous Vehicle Systems

Cyngn Inc.; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k)

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Cyngn Inc. is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own mechanical design and release for autonomous industrial vehicles and towed equipment from concept through production.

You will manage frame, drive units, and enclosure integration, while coordinating with electrical, firmware and services teams to ensure robust, test‑ready designs. You will lead trade studies, develop a single platform BOM, and drive DFMEA, tolerance analysis and DFM in a fast, hands-on environment.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
• 5+ years designing electromechanical systems in robotics or similar fields
• Experience taking vehicle- or large electromechanical products through engineering, design and production validation
• Expert in 3D CAD (SolidWorks or equivalent), GD&T and tolerance analysis
• Motor/gearbox/brake sizing and load‑case/duty‑cycle analysis
• Weldment, sheet-metal, machined and molded-part design with hands‑on supplier and DFM experience
• Experience with PLM systems (Arena) and release discipline: BOMs and ECOs

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical design, integration and release of vehicle systems, including frame, drive units, wheels and braking
• Lead system trade studies with electrical/firmware teams and drive decisions to purchase orders
• Design product variants as one platform with a single BOM and configurable options
• Ensure environmental readiness: enclosure sealing, drainage, thermal paths and ingress protection
• Co-design operator-interface hardware with electrical and service-access features
• Own towed equipment and attachments design from prototype through production release
• Release drawings, GD&T and fabrication packages; liaise with weldment and sheet‑metal suppliers
• Lead prototype builds and redesign loops; support test and field issue root cause investigations
• Serve as design release engineer for electronics enclosures, harnesses and sheet-metal assemblies

Skills

Vehicle design

3D CAD

GD&T

Tolerance analysis

Motor sizing

Fabrication integration

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

MS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Arena PLM

SolidWorks

Job description

Cyngn Inc. is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own mechanical design and release for autonomous industrial vehicles and towed equipment from concept through production.

You will manage frame, drive units, and enclosure integration, while coordinating with electrical, firmware and services teams to ensure robust, test‑ready designs. You will lead trade studies, develop a single platform BOM, and drive DFMEA, tolerance analysis and DFM in a fast, hands-on environment.