Mechanical Engineer
Core
Designing and building autonomous, battery-electric rail vehicles to modernize freight transportation.
Role type
Early-career hands-on mechanical engineer
Builds
Autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles for freight logistics
Domain
Transportation / Rail / Battery-electric vehicles
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
CAD modeling (SolidWorks, CATIA, Siemens NX), mechanical design fundamentals (statics, dynamics, materials, tolerancing), manufacturing constraints analysis, engineering drawing creation, prototype build support, root cause investigation, FEA, MATLAB, Python
Preferred skills
Leadership in student engineering teams (Formula SAE, Baja SAE), experience with machining/sheet metal/weldments/composites/additive manufacturing, system assembly experience, debugging in hardware environments
Technologies
SolidWorks, CATIA, Siemens NX, FEA, MATLAB, Python
Responsibilities
Design mechanical components, assemblies, and mechanisms for vehicle systems; Create and maintain CAD models, engineering drawings, and release packages; Own mechanical design problems from concept through build, test, and iteration; Work closely with manufacturing, supply chain, test, and other engineering teams; Support prototype builds, fit checks, hardware bring-up, root cause investigations, and design revisions; Participate in testing and validation of mechanical systems, review results, identify failure modes, and drive practical design improvements; Perform engineering analysis to support design decisions, including tolerance stack-ups, hand calculations, and other first-principles work; Help troubleshoot mechanical issues on prototypes and vehicles, and contribute to fixes that improve robustness and field performance
Seniority
Early-career, hands-on IC