Staff Mechanical Design Engineer, Big Machines
Core
Design, build, and activate low-volume custom machinery and infrastructure for industrial-scale battery recycling operations, including kilns, knife gates, and conveyance systems operating in corrosive, high-temperature environments.
Role type
Staff Mechanical Design Engineer (Big Machines)
Builds
Industrial-scale machinery and production assets for battery recycling
Domain
Battery recycling / Circular economy / Heavy industrial manufacturing
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> infrastructure
Required skills
Structural sizing, mechanism design, hardware fabrication, CAD modeling (SolidWorks/NX/CATIA), engineering hand calculations, FEA, GD&T application, welded structure design, mechanical mechanism testing, sensor integration
Preferred skills
Technical product development, large CAD assembly management, statistical data analysis, equipment manufacturing implementation, controls engineering collaboration
Technologies
SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, Pro/ENGINEER, FEA tools
Responsibilities
Lead design, build, and activation of custom machinery; Collaborate with production engineering to debug equipment and maximize rates; Execute structural sizing and mechanism design; Create detailed models and engineering prints; Perform engineering hand calculations and analysis; Support machine activation and development testing
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic scope