Senior Mechatronics Engineer Hybrid, Field-Reliant Hardware

Zeitview, Inc.; Mountain View (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Annual bonus (12%)

Medical plans and HSA options

Dental & Vision insurance

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Zeitview, Inc. seeks a Senior Mechatronics Engineer to maintain and improve our fleet of inspection hardware, including aircraft-mounted sensors and drone payloads, with hands-on field support and leadership in new designs.

You will diagnose field issues across mechanical, electrical, and software domains, trace root causes, and implement robust fixes while guiding a small team and collaborating with software, hardware, and operations engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Aerospace Engineering (or a related field) and 5+ years of hands-on experience with complex electromechanical systems.
• Fluency in a professional CAD package (Autodesk suite for parts, assemblies, and production drawings).
• Comfort reading schematics and wiring diagrams covering sensors, compute, and power distribution.
• Working command-line skills, including SSH, navigating the filesystem, and pulling and filtering logs.
• Ability to travel up to 5% of the time to support field deployments and operations at customer sites.
• Track record of using AI tools to speed up engineering work, such as triaging logs or drafting scripts.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose field deployed systems and drive root cause to resolution.
• Lead mechanical and electrical design improvements addressing field failures and reliability improvements.
• Bring field experience into new sensor and payload designs with a focus on serviceability and diagnosability.
• Collaborate with data capture software engineers, hardware technicians, and operations to deploy fixes.
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians in debugging and root-cause thinking.

Skills

5+ years experience

CAD proficiency

Schematic reading

SSH/logs skills

AI tools usage

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Fusion 360

Fusion Electronics

Fusion Simulation

Python

Bash

SSH

Job description

Zeitview, Inc. seeks a Senior Mechatronics Engineer to maintain and improve our fleet of inspection hardware, including aircraft-mounted sensors and drone payloads, with hands-on field support and leadership in new designs.

You will diagnose field issues across mechanical, electrical, and software domains, trace root causes, and implement robust fixes while guiding a small team and collaborating with software, hardware, and operations engineers.