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Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer

202k – 304kSunnyvale, CARedwood City, CAHardware EngineeringOnsite12+ YOE
Summary

Leads mechanical architecture and systems design for next-generation 3D printing platforms, driving cross-functional delivery, establishing engineering standards, and mentoring staff engineers. Requires 12+ years in complex hardware development with expertise in precision mechanics, manufacturing, and analysis.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Drive Hardware Architecture: Own the high-level mechanical architecture for new 3D printing platforms, ensuring modularity, serviceability, and industry-leading precision.
  • Lead Cross-Functional Technical Delivery: Act as the technical bridge between Systems, Electrical, Software, and Materials Science to de-risk 0-to-1 products.
  • Establish Engineering Standards: Define company-wide frameworks for validation, reliability testing, and DFM to ensure hardware excellence at global scale.
  • Influence the Roadmap: Partner with Leadership and Product Management to translate product needs into a multi-year technical execution strategy.
  • Navigate Technical Debt: Proactively identify and resolve architectural gaps in our technology to improve long-term product performance.
  • Act as a Technical Gatekeeper: Serve as an influencer and decision maker in critical Design Reviews and Root Cause Analysis for high-stakes hardware events or failures.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience in mechanical or mechatronics product development, with a proven track record of shipping complex systems from "blank sheet" to mass production.
  • Proven ability to scale: A history of successfully mentoring and leveling up Senior and Staff-level engineers across a hardware organization.
  • Systems-level Expertise: Expert-level intuition in thermodynamics, structural dynamics, and precision motion control within high-tolerance environments.
  • Manufacturing Insight: Extensive experience managing Tier 1 JDM/CM partners and directing global pilot and production builds.
  • Executive and Cross-Functional Communication: The ability to distill complex technical trade-offs into clear, data-driven recommendations for leadership.
  • Foundational Rigor: Expert-level application of GD&T (ASME Y14.5), DFMEA, and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to high-volume hardware.
  • Mentorship: An attitude of mentorship towards junior engineers across the organization.
  • Expertise in performing engineering analysis of major systems that can include: detailed tolerance, safety, thermal, stress, fatigue, lifetime, manufacturability, failure modes, and cost.
  • Experience in material selection in sheet metal, metal, plastic, and elastomers.

Nice-to-Haves

  • Interdisciplinary Engineering: Proficiency in software or firmware development for developing custom tools or automated test hardware.
  • Domain Expertise: Direct experience in optics, fluidics, or UV-curable resin systems.
  • Innovation Record: A portfolio of patents or proprietary innovations in the fields of robotics, automation, or additive manufacturing.

Compensation

  • Salary range: $202,400 - $303,600 per year (adjusted for location; midpoint $253,000).
  • Comprehensive total rewards package including equity, benefits, and time off.
Skills
GD&TDFMEASPCThermodynamicsStructural DynamicsPrecision Motion ControlDFMSheet MetalPlasticsElastomersThermal AnalysisStress AnalysisFatigue AnalysisOpticsFluidics
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