Senior Mechanical Engineer - Ground-Up Systems (Startup)

Monarch Quantum; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance

Fidelity 401(k) plan with 4% employer

20 PTO days per year

13 paid holidays

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Monarch Quantum in San Diego invites a Mechanical Engineer III to join a fast-paced startup team. You will contribute to foundational systems, work with leadership, and help implement engineering practices to support growth and cutting-edge technology.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering or related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience. Strong CAD, analysis, and fabrication knowledge are essential; U.S. person status is required for export-controlled information.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, physics or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience, ideally within a startup or technology company.
• Demonstrated ability to execute engineering tasks including CAD design, quantitative analysis and documentation.
• Willingness to mentor junior engineers and work with leadership to establish engineering practices.
• Access to export-controlled information; U.S. person status required.

Responsibilities

• Work independently and in a team while over communicating with the manager, project engineer and teammates; mentor junior engineers.
• Execute complex engineering tasks involving planning, data collection/analysis and peer reviews with documented results.
• Ensure accuracy of execution schedule, data quality/integrity, and adherence to best practices.
• Grow competency through mentorship, curiosity, communication, and initiative.

Skills

CNC milling

CNC turning

Sheet metal

Injection molding

Laser cutting

Water jet cutting

3D printing

Photonic assembly design

Structural analysis

Fluid and heat transfer

CAD (SolidWorks)

Python

ANSYS Workbench

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, Physics, or related field

Tools

SolidWorks

Python

ANSYS Workbench

Job description

Monarch Quantum in San Diego invites a Mechanical Engineer III to join a fast-paced startup team. You will contribute to foundational systems, work with leadership, and help implement engineering practices to support growth and cutting-edge technology.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in mechanical engineering or related field and at least 5 years of relevant experience. Strong CAD, analysis, and fabrication knowledge are essential; U.S. person status is required for export-controlled information.