Senior Mechatronics Engineer: Lead Prototyping & Systems

Unlimit Ventures; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Unlimit Ventures is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to apply electrical‑mechanical engineering and mechatronics to a range of new products as they move toward market launch. You will design, prototype and develop innovative solutions that meet technical, manufacturing and business objectives.

You will lead diverse technical teams, select sensors, actuators and controllers, perform thermal/structural analyses, prepare budgets and drawings, and drive rapid validation from concept to working

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical/mechatronic systems.
• Rapid prototyping and iterative product development experience.
• Experience with weldments, sheet metal, extrusions, CNC components and materials selection.

Responsibilities

• Lead diverse technical teams in the development of mechatronic systems.
• Generate novel concepts for mechatronic system architectures.
• Execute key component selection including sensors, actuators, controllers and other relevant components.
• Architect structures and mechanisms from simple to complex kinematic designs and varying loads.
• Develop systems meeting use-case, technical, operational, manufacturing, cost and schedule requirements.
• Prepare weight budgets, cost estimations and margin of safety analysis.
• Perform thermal and structural analyses to support rapid virtual prototyping.
• Package mechanical components efficiently with design elegance.
• Develop test plans and execute hardware integration, testing, debugging and validation.
• Compile data, conduct trade studies and present findings in written and verbal form.
• Create part and assembly drawings with supporting calculations.
• Estimate labor, material and other costs for mechanical budgets.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Mechatronics

Rapid prototyping

FEM/CFD/surfacing

Tolerance analysis

Geometric tolerancing

Design for Manufacturing

Hardware debugging

Python/C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD

FEA

CFD

Job description

Unlimit Ventures is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to apply electrical‑mechanical engineering and mechatronics to a range of new products as they move toward market launch. You will design, prototype and develop innovative solutions that meet technical, manufacturing and business objectives.

You will lead diverse technical teams, select sensors, actuators and controllers, perform thermal/structural analyses, prepare budgets and drawings, and drive rapid validation from concept to working