# Senior Mechanical Engineer

**Company:** [Lumafield](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/lumafield)
**Location:** Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Experience:** 7+ years
**Skills:** Mechanical Design, Product Lifecycle Management, Motion Systems, Precision Mechanisms, Industrial Automation, Prototyping, Systems Integration, Mentorship
**Posted:** 2026-07-01

> Lead mechanical design and development for next-generation industrial CT scanning systems. Drive complex assemblies through full product lifecycle from concept to mass manufacturing, collaborating cross-functionally while mentoring juniors. Requires bachelor's degree, 7+ years experience, and strong systems thinking for ambiguous problems.

## Job Description

## What you'll do
- Lead the technical aspects of mechanical design for complex assemblies and subsystems, developing well-scoped milestones to deliver on quarter-scale goals.
- Follow your inventions through the full product lifecycle, from concept and design to first engineering builds and transfer to mass manufacturing.
- Accelerate project timelines by leveraging your technical expertise to make informed tradeoffs in scope and execution.
- Decompose business goals into technical solutions that can be executed by multiple individuals on the team.
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with stakeholders to identify technical needs and develop effective engineering goals.
- Actively work with and mentor more junior colleagues to help them refine their craft.

## About you
- Can identify appropriate solutions to ambiguous, under-defined, and open-ended problems.
- Excel at navigating ambiguity and remaining resilient through the ups and downs of a project.
- Effectively communicate and coordinate requirements with other teams, tailoring your message to the audience.
- Consider the short- and long-term impacts of large technology choices.
- Serve as a role model for other engineers, and model a standard of excellence.
- Have an enthusiasm for utilizing AI tools to their fullest to improve quality and increase speed.
- Typically have a bachelor's or master's degree and multiple years of relevant experience executing a broad range of activities directly applicable to the role.

## Bonus points
- Experience leading projects through a complete product lifecycle, including through early manufacturing and into mass production.
- Experience designing motion systems, precision mechanisms, or mounting for imaging systems.
- Background in industrial automation, inspection, or scientific instrumentation.
- A portfolio of mechanical designs, prototypes, or shipped products you can share.

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