Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer

Skyven Technologies LLC; United States; On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Stock options

Medical, dental, and 401k benefits

Job summary

Skyven Technologies LLC is seeking a Senior Mechanical Systems Engineer to develop and refine industrial thermal-fluid systems. This fully remote position requires applicants to have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 8 years of relevant experience. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, collaborating with vendors, and ensuring mechanical designs meet practical requirements. Benefits include flexible PTO, medical, dental, and 401k options, along with stock options. Salary ranges from $130,000 to $160,000.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of relevant experience in industrial equipment or related product development.
• Strong capabilities in P&IDs, piping, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, and rotating equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and refine industrial thermal-fluid systems focusing on operability and cost.
• Create and critically review CAD models, prints, layouts, and design packages.
• Engage with suppliers to clarify requirements and review designs.

Skills

Mechanical design intuition

Field realities knowledge

Strong CAD capability

Problem-solving skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

About Skyven

At Skyven Technologies, we have developed a revolutionary high-temperature heat pump that produces industrial steam at a lower cost than traditional fuel-fired boilers. We give our customers two options to deploy the heat pump: (A) a traditional CAPEX purchase, and (B) an innovative Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) model with zero CAPEX and savings from day one. Either way, customers save money andreduce emissions while minimizing risk.

Skyven is an industry-leading high-growth company with a high-performance team. This is a role for someone who wants to do serious engineering in a startup environment: move quickly, think deeply, work with strong people, and help turn ambitious concepts into equipment that works in the field.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Systems Engineerwho exemplifiesstrong engineering judgementcombined with strong practical mechanical engineering capability. We especially value engineers who have spent time close to real hardware in the fieldand know the difference between what looks good on paper and what really works.

You willwork closely with the CTO and the rest of the technical team to complement strong system-level and conceptual thinking with deep practical mechanical judgment. That means helping translate ambitious product concepts into designs that canactually be built, commissioned,operated, andmaintained. This role is an individual contributor role, but we are looking for someone with the maturity and breadth to become a technical leadin the future.

This role is for someone who is energized by understanding how an entire system works, not just producing drawings orsourcing parts. You shouldbethe kind of engineer who wants to understand the “why” behind requirements, spot weaknesses in a design, askhard questionsearly, and improve a system’s performance, operability, reliability, and cost.So,you should be comfortable moving betweenfirst-principlesthinking and practical design decisions.One day that may meandigging into system architecture, operability, or failure modes. Another day it may mean reviewing a P&ID, building CAD, tightening a spec, challenging avendordesign, or catching issues in a drawing package before they become field problems.

WhatYou’llDo

• Help develop and refine industrial thermal-fluid systems with a strong eye toward buildability, operability, maintainability, and cost
• Contribute to and improve P&IDs, system layouts, piping concepts, mechanical arrangements, and equipment designs
• Create CAD models, assemblies, and drawings where needed, not just review them
• Critically review prints, layouts, and design packages and catch issues before they reach fabrication or the field

• Work across process, mechanical, electrical, controls, and field considerations rather than staying narrowly inside one discipline
• Develop technical specifications for major mechanical equipment and supporting components
• Drive portions of the design from concept through vendor engagement, detailed design, fabrication, and field feedback
• Work directly with suppliers and fabricators to clarify requirements, review designs, answer RFIs, and make sound judgements on open-ended engineering questions
• Identify opportunities to standardize or automate parts of the design process, including engineering tools, design workflows, drawing generation, or CAD workflows
• Help raise the technical level of the team through strong review, clear reasoning, and high standards while keeping an eye on speed and pragmatism

The Kind of Engineer Who Will Thrive Here

This role is a strong fit for someone who:

• Thinks from first principles and wants to understand how the system really works
• Has strong intuition for mechanical design, field realities, and failure modes
• Can move between concept-level system thinking and detailed execution
• Likes startup speed, but still cares deeply about engineering rigor
• Takes ownership, notices what others miss, and is comfortable speaking up

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 8+ years of relevant experience in industrial equipment, process equipment, thermal-fluid systems, energy systems, rotating equipment, or related product development
• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals across piping, pressure vessels, materials, heat exchangers, rotating equipment, skidded systems, bearings, and fabrication
• Skill creating and modifying P&IDs and translating system intent into practical hardware
• Strong CAD capability, ideally in SolidWorks, including ability to create models and drawings directly
• Strong print review instincts and the ability to find issues, inconsistencies, and bad assumptions in mechanical design packages
• Ability to make sound engineering judgments in ambiguous, first-of-a-kind, or cross-disciplinary situations
• Ability to communicate clearly with engineers, vendors, fabricators, and leadership
• Willingness to engage with real hardware, real field constraints, and real operating problems

Especially Valuable

• Experience in an industrial startup or fast-moving product development environment
• Hands‑on field, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, or plant support experience
• Experience with pumps, compressors, turbomachinery, steam systems, thermal systems, or fluid systems
• Working knowledge of relevant codes and standards such as ASME and API
• Experience reviewing or developing piping layouts, supports, stress/life considerations, materials selections, and fabrication details
• Experience improving engineering workflows through scripting, automation, design tools, or model-based approaches

• Ability to use Python or similar tools for engineering analysis or automation

What We Value

We value engineers who are curious, rigorous, hard to fool, and hard to impress. We look for people who want to understand what is actually going on in a system, who care whether a design will really work, and who are willing to challenge assumptions when something does not look right. We are especially interested in people who combine first principle thinking with practical mechanical depth, independent thinking, and high ownership.

• Flexible PTO
• Stock options
• Medical, dental, and 401k benefits
• Salary range: $130,000 to $160,000

Location

• We are a remote‑first organization; this role is fully remote.
• The candidate must be currently based in and have the right to work in the United States.