Senior R&D Mechanical Engineer

Senior R&D Prototype Mechanical Engineer

Join a small, high-autonomy R&D team focused on identifying, prototyping, and de-risking emerging technologies that will shape the future of home automation. This is a hands-on mechanical design role in a fast-moving, ideation-heavy environment that operates with significant freedom and prioritizes rapid iteration over polish.

• Translate high-level concepts into functional mechanical designs, mechanisms, and prototypes
• Create detailed CAD models (Solid Works preferred) and rapidly move from design to 3D-printed or machined hardware
• Design, source, order, and assemble electromechanical systems involving motors, actuators, sensors, and supporting structures
• Build working prototypes and test fixtures under tight timelines (days to weeks)
• Collaborate closely with firmware/software and electrical design to integrate mechanical and electromechanical elements
• Evaluate real-world failure modes and design for robustness, especially for field-deployed prototypes
• Interface with internal FEA/modeling resources and external machine shops/suppliers
• Support technology handoff at TRL 6 to NPD/sustaining engineering teams with clear, practical documentation
• Partner with industrial design on how new technologies can enable greater product flexibility and form-factor innovation
• Operate comfortably in an environment of frequent pivots, high ambiguity, and rapid experimentation

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field
• 8–12+ years of Mechanical Engineering experience, ideally building prototypes
• Strong proficiency in CAD Solid Works strongly preferred; other platforms acceptable with ability to interface with Solid Works-based NPD teams
• Demonstrated ability to take concepts from idea to design to parts to working prototype
• Hands-on experience designing mechanisms, enclosures, and electromechanical systems
• Practical understanding of motors, actuators, sensors, and basic system integration
• Experience working with machine shops, suppliers, and rapid prototyping methods (3D printing, machining, etc.)
• Ability to assess and design for real-world failure modes and robustness
• Comfortable operating independently with high-level direction in a fast-paced, low-structure environment

• Background in R&D, advanced technology, startup, or small-team environments rather than pure production/sustaining roles
• Mechatronics, robotics, or systems-level experience
• Exposure to FEA/structural analysis (or strong ability to define requirements for internal analysts)
• Experience with stage-gate innovation processes
• Prior work involving field-deployed prototypes or harsh/real-world operating conditions