Senior Mechanical Engineer

Our mission is to break the slow, iterative loop of hardware development by enabling engineers to test and refine electronics at the speed of thought. Our reconfigurable circuit technology transforms months of waiting into moments of discovery, accelerating the pace of electronic innovation. We are a team of experienced founders and engineers who have worked at companies like Uber, Verkada, Amazon, and Google. We have shipped code that runs on Mars, scaled the largest web services, changed the way people get around cities, and secured top-secret data for the US government. We are backed by exceptional investors who are committed to creating the next category-defining company. Our days are spent solving tough manufacturing, physics, and design challenges at the nano to macro scale.

We envision a world where anyone can build unprecedented electronics by making hardware creation as accessible and rapid as software development. By building the most comprehensive understanding of how electronic components truly behave, we will fundamentally transform how humanity designs and builds technology.

What We Value

Passion for your Craft : Show us your personal projects, your passions, your reason for being an engineer. We look for a maker’s attitude and willingness to take on any challenge.

Learner’s Mindset : We focus on learning and thrive in an environment with hard problems and frequent feedback. This role will stretch both the depth and breadth of your skills. You will work with amazing people on an incredible mission and learn by doing new things. As an early team member, you will be expected to innovate and establish the culture of the company.

High Standards & Continuous Self Improvement : We have high expectations colored by optimism. We prioritize learning, experiment often, and admit when we’re wrong. We are pushing the boundaries of what is possible and we value people who are comfortable with the unknown and want to figure things out together. We are seeking someone intellectually honest who will hold us accountable yet retains a healthy disregard for the impossible.

Strong fundamentals : You know when to follow design rules and when to break them. You understand the principles of heat and mass transfer and can leverage them to design creative solutions within the constraints of what is manufacturable.

Role Overview

As Senior Mechanical Engineer you will work hands-on in the lab in San Francisco and with our vendors to optimize the manufacturing methods and processes as we scale. You will be responsible for developing precision assembly systems that manage heat transfer, optical curing, mechanical compression, and material alignment at micron-scale tolerances. You’ll work closely with materials, electronics, and manufacturing teams to bring our lab-scale process into a repeatable, scalable production environment.

Key Responsibilities

Design and validate the mechanical process for stacking and laminating multilayer ultrathin glass substrates with embedded electronics.

Develop fixturing, alignment, and compression systems ensuring planarity and bond integrity.

Establish heating, optical curing, and pressure profiles for reliable interlayer bonding without material distortion.

Model and simulate heat transfer, stress, and mechanical deformation in assemblies to guide process optimization.

Define and optimize the assembly line architecture for throughput, reliability, and safety.

Specify and qualify assembly equipment (presses, curing systems, alignment stages, vacuum systems, transfer stages, etc.).

Create detailed process documentation : SOPs, control plans, PFMEAs, and assembly drawings.

Draft specs and drive vendor and equipment evaluations

Support scale-up from prototype fixtures to pilot-line and full production tooling.

Requirements & Attributes

BS or MS in mechanical engineering or related field

5 years of experience in precision assembly or manufacturing design

Strong foundation in statics and design for manufacturing (DFM)

Experience with assembly line design, process validation, and DOEs

Excellent intuition of stress / strain curves and physics of materials

Working knowledge of tolerance analysis and statistical quality tools

Knowledge of process automation and bottleneck analysis

Proficiency in CAD for mechanical modeling

Comfort working in a startup or fast-paced R&D environment.

Bonus Points that Make You Stand Out

Experience with semiconductor or optoelectronic packaging

Familiarity with robot training using a teach pendant, G code, or machine vision

Experience with vacuum or inert atmosphere processing

If you don’t meet the exact requirements but have other reasons why you think you would be a good fit, we encourage you to apply and tell us about them. All applications will be reviewed and receive a response from a human.

Compensation : $130,000- $170,000 Salary + Equity

A generous equity plan on top of market-based competitive salary

No red tape so decisions get made quickly and we stay innovative

Flexible vacation policy to recover and recharge

An in-person culture where we work hands-on with the hardware

Employer-sponsored health insurance with subsidy for family members

401k retirement savings plan

Room for growth in capabilities and scope

At Artisan Insight, we don’t just accept differences, we celebrate and support them for the benefit of our employees, our products, and our community. By uniting different perspectives, we imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and realize the full potential of our people. Artisan Insight is an equal opportunity employer. Employment at Artisan Insight is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence.

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