Mechanical Engineer

**Mechanical Engineer** **Bay Area, CA \| Fully On\-Site \| Full\-Time** We’re partnered with an **early\-stage advanced manufacturing company** building next\-generation infrastructure for critical\-material processing. The company is developing highly automated production systems that combine **robotics, mechanical engineering, controls, and advanced manufacturing,** and is now hiring a **Mechanical Engineer** to help design, build, and scale its first production facility in the Bay Area. This is a highly hands\-on role. You won’t simply operate or maintain existing equipment — you’ll help **design, build, integrate and scale the systems themselves** . **We are open to two profile types:** * Experienced mechanical/hardware engineers with a strong track record of building and scaling physical systems. * Exceptional recent graduates with substantial, demonstrable hands\-on engineering projects and the ability to execute independently. **What You'll Be Doing** * Own the end\-to\-end design, build and integration of robotic and mechanical systems. * Develop individual components and integrate them into complete operating subsystems. * Architect and scale production systems from prototype through industrial deployment. * Work across mechanical design, controls, and manufacturing systems integration. * Help establish internal engineering processes, design cycles and review standards. * Collaborate closely with process, software and other engineering disciplines. * Take ownership of complex cross\-functional technical problems. * For experienced candidates, help manage and develop a small hardware engineering team. * Work directly within the company's live processing and manufacturing environment. **What We're Looking For** Experienced Candidates * Approximately **5–10\+ years of hands\-on mechanical or hardware engineering experience** . * Strong experience within high\-velocity advanced manufacturing, space, defense, robotics or comparable engineering environments. * A track record of taking physical systems from **design through build to functioning production** . * Strong mechatronics and/or robotics experience. * Comfortable working across mechanical systems, controls and manufacturing integration. * Evidence of increasing technical ownership and responsibility throughout your career. Particularly relevant backgrounds include organizations such as **SpaceX, Tesla, Anduril, Relativity Space** , or comparable advanced\-manufacturing environments. **You'll Stand Out If You** * Have built something successfully end\-to\-end. * Have helped commission or stand up a production line or industrial facility. * Combine strong hands\-on engineering ability with leadership potential. * Take high levels of ownership and move quickly from problem to working solution. * Are comfortable operating across robotics, hardware, software and process engineering. * Are motivated by building new domestic manufacturing infrastructure. **Working Environment** This is a fully in\-person role in the Bay Area. The team operates at a high\-intensity pace, typically around 50–60 hours per week across six days, with Saturdays generally being a half day. This is largely due to the company being at an early stage and the demands of getting its first facility operational. This is not intended to be the long\-term working model, with hours expected to become more sustainable as the company scales and the team grows.