Job Description

Mechanical Design Engineer

Location: Onsite – Bay area (Oakland, East Bay, Tri valley area) (Also available in Leander, TX)

Compensation: Around $150,000 depending on experience, expertise, and performance

Position Overview

• As a Mechanical Design Engineer, your job is to design, build, test, and ship mechanical systems that survive real-world use .
• From early prototypes to scaled production, you own your parts end-to-end. If it breaks, you fix it. If it doesn't exist yet, you design it. If it works on paper but fails in the field, it's not done.
• Extreme ownership is the standard. You must adopt the mindset of the people who will rely on the product you build: “Whatever it takes to accomplish the mission.”
• Your work directly arms the warfighter. That responsibility is non-negotiable. Real ownership, not task lists, Hardware that goes from bench to field fast, A team that values execution over ego, A mission that matters.
• The engineer will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure mechanical components meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability requirements.

General Qualifications

• Deep love for America and passion for the mission.
• Self-starter, capable of performing tasks as an individual as well as working well in a team.
• Servant-leader mentality, extreme ownership, willing to participate in different and rapidly changing projects in a dynamic environment. Bias for action.
• ITAR REQUIREMENT: To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about ITAR here .

Key Responsibilities

“What You Actually Do”

Component & System Design:

• Design mechanical components and assemblies with full lifecycle responsibility
• Perform calculations, tolerance analysis, GD&T, and technical drawings
• Ensure designs integrate properly with broader systems and load conditions

Mechanisms:

• Design and integrate linkages, gears, motors, actuators, and assemblies that work under stress

Prototyping & Fabrication:

• Build fast using in-house tools or external vendors
• Own the loop from CAD → part → install → revision

Testing & Validation:

• Test like it's going to the field-because it is
• Measure performance, identify failure modes, and fix them
• Paper success doesn't count. Field performance does

Design for Manufacturability:

• Develop designs that can scale to production
• Work directly with manufacturing teams and vendors to ensure precision and repeatability

Procurement & Build Support:

• Source materials, components, and vendors
• Solve supply challenges to maintain build momentum

Required Skills & Experience:

• Proven, hands-on mechanical design experience
• Strong CAD and GD&T capability
• Ability to work independently in high-stakes, fast-moving environments
• Bias for action, high accountability, and resilience under pressure

Preferred Experience:

• Weapons systems, UAVs, aerospace, or high-performance mechanisms
• Designing hardware that survives testing not just reviews it
• Additive manufacturing and 3D printer operation/maintenance
• Designing for production-not just prototypes
• Startup or small-team environments where impact is immediate
• On shape experience a plus; willingness to transition required

Benefits:

• Our client is always looking for good people! They are very committed to providing their employees with competitive salaries and benefits to increase employee satisfaction and productivity.
• Health Insurance:100% coverage for employees, 90% for spouse/family
• Vision and Dental: 100% Coverage

Important Information:

• All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.
• As part of the application process, you may be expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We and our clients reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
• Until you accept an offer from the client. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to our Talent Team at Jobs@edencapitalcareers.com
• This company and our clients use E-Verify to confirm each employee's work authorization.

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