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Staff Mechanical Engineer Jobs in San Francisco Bay Area at BioTalent
Title: Staff Mechanical Engineer
Company: BioTalent
Location: San Francisco Bay Area
A fast-growing consumer hardware company is hiring a Staff Mechanical Engineer to lead development of complex electromechanical products from concept through high-volume production. This role offers strong ownership across architecture, prototyping, validation, and manufacturing ramp within a small, high-impact engineering team. Based onsite in San Francisco (5 days/week).
Responsibilities
- Architect and design complex electromechanical systems including plastics, metals, and soft goods integrated with sensors and actuators
- Lead mechanical development from early concept through CAD, prototyping, testing, and production ramp
- Support manufacturing scale-up with Asia-based suppliers
- Partner cross-functionally with electrical, software, reliability, and manufacturing engineering teams
- Collaborate with industrial design, product, and leadership to shape product features and roadmap direction
- Perform structural, thermal, and fluid-related analysis to validate performance requirements
- Apply DFM/DFA, tolerance analysis, and GD&T to production-ready designs
- Troubleshoot failures using root cause analysis and DOE methods
Requirements
- 8+ years of consumer product mechanical design experience
- Proven track record shipping high-volume electromechanical products
- Strong experience with injection molding and sheet metal design
- Experience integrating sensors and electronics into mechanical assemblies
- Experience supporting manufacturing ramp in Asia
- Proficiency with SolidWorks, NX, Creo, or similar CAD platforms
- Strong background in DFM/DFA, GD&T, and tolerance stack analysis
- Experience with root cause analysis and DOE methods
- BSME required; MS preferred
- Willingness to travel internationally as needed
