Mechanical Engineer - Senior

Some companies build software. Others build hardware. We build whatever the problem demands.

Backburner Labs is a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy where mechanical, electrical,systems,and software engineers work together to solve complex technical challenges. From embedded systems and industrial automation to robotics, medical devices, IoT, cloud platforms,and AI-enabled applications, we help our clients build products that oftendon'texist yet.

Our clients come to us whenengineeringis difficult, the timeline is ambitious, and thereisn'ta roadmap waiting to be followed.

They'relooking for engineers who can create one.

If that sounds exciting rather than intimidating,you'll probably enjoy working here.

You'll collaborate with talented engineers across disciplines, influence technical decisions, learnnew technologies, and help turn ideas on a whiteboard into products used in the real world. We move quickly, trust our engineers, and expect everyone to contribute ideas,not just code, designs, or specifications.

Ifyou'rethe kind of engineer who asks,  What's the hardest problem we're solving? Beforeasking,  What's the tech stack? ,you'll probably feelright at home.

Come build whatdoesn'texist yet.

• Founded: 2019
• Company: ~50 people (full-time and contract employees)
• Current location:
  St Paul
  - St Anthony Park area
• Future location:
  Minneapolis
  - Prospect Park area (we have leaseda 43,000 sq ft building)
• Revenue: doubled every year for 5 years (more details shared later)

Metal to Mobile

Some companies build software. Others build hardware. We build whatever the problem demands.

Backburner Labs is a multidisciplinary engineering consultancy where mechanical, electrical,systems,and software engineers work together to solve complex technical challenges. From embedded systems and industrial automation to robotics, medical devices, IoT, cloud platforms,and AI-enabled applications, we help our clients build products that oftendon'texist yet.

Our clients come to us whenengineeringis difficult, the timeline is ambitious, and thereisn'ta roadmap waiting to be followed.

They'relooking for engineers who can create one.

If that sounds exciting rather than intimidating,you'll probably enjoy working here.

You'll collaborate with talented engineers across disciplines, influence technical decisions, learnnew technologies, and help turn ideas on a whiteboard into products used in the real world. We move quickly, trust our engineers, and expect everyone to contribute ideas,not just code, designs, or specifications.

Ifyou'rethe kind of engineer who asks,  What's the hardest problem we're solving? Beforeasking,  What's the tech stack? ,you'll probably feelright at home.

Come build whatdoesn'texist yet.

• Founded: 2019
• Company: ~50 people (full-time and contract employees)
• Current location:
  St Paul
  - St Anthony Park area
• Future location:
  Minneapolis
  - Prospect Park area (we have leaseda 43,000 sq ft building)
• Revenue: doubled every year for 5 years (more details shared later)
• Client retention: 93%

We'relooking for aSenior Mechanical Engineer to join our engineering team.

You'lllead the mechanical design of complex products from early concept through manufacturing while working alongside software, electrical, and manufacturing engineers to solve difficult technical challenges.

At Backburner Labs, no two projects are the same. One month you may be designing a custom automation system, the nextoptimizinga medical device for manufacturing, or developing a first-of-its-kind product that has no existing roadmap.

We'relooking for an engineer who enjoys solving real-world problems, takes ownership of outcomes, and is comfortable making technical decisions in fast-moving environments.

This is a hands-on engineering role. We value engineers who are just as comfortable reviewing a CAD model as they are building prototypes, troubleshooting hardware, or collaborating with customers to solvedifficult design challenges.

• Reports to:
  
  Principal Engineer
• Team: ~5
• Status:
  Full-time employee
• Salary range: $!15,000 - $140,000
• Interview process: (~2.5 weeks):
  • Head of Talent - video call
  • Principal Engineer- video call
    • Panel…