Senior Mechanical Engineer, Wearables – High-Volume Electronics

Sandbar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, and Dental benefits

Company-sponsored 401(k)

Unlimited PTO and sick time

Early-stage equity

Job summary

Sandbar in New York City seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of wearable products from concept through mass production. You will work cross-functionally with Electrical, Firmware, Industrial Design, and Operations, including CM partners, to deliver compact, robust assemblies.

The role suits hands-on engineers who have shipped high-volume consumer electronics and want ownership at an early-stage startup. Travel internationally is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of mechanical design experience in consumer electronics.
• Shipped at least one high-volume consumer electronics product through EVT → DVT → PVT → MP.
• Strong 3D CAD skills and 2D drawings with GD&T.
• Hands-on experience with tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, and plastic and metal part design.
• Solid knowledge of materials and high-volume manufacturing processes.
• Experience working directly with contract manufacturers and suppliers.
• Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Must have ability to travel internationally.

Responsibilities

• Define mechanical architecture of new products.
• Own mechanical design of key parts from concept through mass production.
• Build and test prototypes quickly and use results for design decisions.
• Package electronics into a small wearable form factor with PCBs, batteries, antennas, sensors, and haptics.
• Design parts for high-volume manufacturing (injection molding, insert/overmolding, CNC, MIM, stamping).
• Release production-ready 3D CAD and 2D drawings with GD&T and run tolerance stack-ups.
• Drive manufacturing/assembly with contract manufacturers and suppliers.
• Plan and run mechanical validation and reliability testing; lead root cause analysis.
• Balance comfort, fit, durability, and cosmetics with Industrial Design.
• Support engineering builds at manufacturing partners, including on-site factory support.
• Document designs and decisions clearly; shape how hardware team works.

Skills

Mechanical design

Consumer electronics

3D CAD (OnShape/Creo/SolidWorks)

DFM/DFA

Tolerance analysis

Contract manufacturers coordination

Travel internationally

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

OnShape

Creo

SolidWorks

Job description

Sandbar in New York City seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own the mechanical design of wearable products from concept through mass production. You will work cross-functionally with Electrical, Firmware, Industrial Design, and Operations, including CM partners, to deliver compact, robust assemblies.

The role suits hands-on engineers who have shipped high-volume consumer electronics and want ownership at an early-stage startup. Travel internationally is expected.