{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"698496c4e65c2a01d450f181","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/698496c4e65c2a01d450f181","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/698496c4e65c2a01d450f181","title":"Mechanical Engineer","description":"Hey, we're Glacier! Series A startup based in San Francisco tackling one of the world's most pressing problems: trash. Did you know that in the US, we send over half of our recyclables to the landfill? We're working to fix that. In doing so, we'll also be reducing carbon emissions, energy consumption, and depletion of natural resources.\nGlacier builds custom sorting robots designed to sort apart recyclables as well as AI-powered business analytics that enable recyclers to superpower their plants and improve our society's circularity. From major CPG companies like Colgate and Amazon to municipal recycling facilities, our clients trust us to turn recycling data into actionable insights. Our technology has been recognized as one of TIME's Best Inventions and featured in a TIME documentary, TechCrunch, Fortune, and CBS.\nAs we scale, we're looking for a Mechanical Engineer to expand our hardware design bandwidth and own the long-term structural design behind our robotics and vision systems. You'll own the design lifecycle from whiteboard sketch to finished product, taking new and ambiguous problems and turning them into engineering requirements alongside the product team, then carrying them through prototyping and NPI.\nThis role reports to our Hardware Engineering Manager and requires a strong balance of structural design depth, hands-on prototyping, and the cross-functional, scrappy mindset of a startup engineer who can support the system from design through manufacturing.\nResponsibilities:\nOwn Structural Design from Concept to Production\nOwn the long-term structural design for our projects: frames, mounts, and supporting structures for robotic and vision systems, balancing stiffness, strength, weight, cost, and manufacturability.\nPerform calculations, simulations, and lab validations for structural components, using engineering analysis to confirm integrity and reliability.\nDevelop mechanical architectures that survive demanding industrial environments while staying easy to manufacture, install, and service.\nDrive End-to-End Mechanical Engineering\nTake new and vague problems and turn them into engineering requirements alongside the product team.\nOwn the design lifecycle from initial sketch through prototyping, NPI, and production release, including detailed CAD (Onshape preferred), drawings, tolerances, and BOMs.\nPerform tolerance analysis and create drawings that optimize DFM against assemblability.\nWork alongside peers on the electronics, dynamics, and pneumatics sides of the robot to deliver integrated systems.\nBuild Hands-On and Support the Startup\nBuild prototypes yourself: talk to the machine shop, buy inventory, stock tools, and spin up custom designs quickly.\nTake ambiguous problems and drive them independently from concept through deployment.\nWrite SOPs and provide communication and teaching support for the build team.\nStep up off-hours and at remote installation sites as needed on occasion.\nWhat you bring:\nB.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field\n3+ years in a technical engineering environment\nStrong background in structural design (sheet metal, machined components, bolted joints, welded assemblies), with FEA and engineering analysis to validate designs\nSolid understanding of materials and failure modes, with the judgment to balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost\nExperience designing for manufacturing using CAD (Onshape, SolidWorks, or similar), GD&T, tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, and production documentation\nHands-on prototyping skills and comfort in the lab with machining, fabrication, assembly, and mechanical testing\nExperience working cross-functionally with electrical, software, manufacturing, and field teams\nComfortable in a fast-paced startup where priorities evolve and engineers own projects from concept through deployment\nExcellent communication skills and a strong sense of ownership, with the ability to independently drive technical decisions\nBonus points:\nExperience with Onshape\nExperience working in a startup environment\nExperience designing industrial equipment\n\nWhy join us?\nMission-Driven Work, be part of a company dedicated to sustainability and ending waste.\nCross-Functional Impact, work at the intersection of product, engineering, manufacturing, and field operations.\nFast-Paced Growth, help scale a cutting-edge robotics fleet in the recycling industry.\n\nThe base compensation range for this role is $110,000-140,000. In addition to cash compensation, Glacier also offers competitive equity compensation and benefits. 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Series A startup based in San Francisco tackling one of the world's most pressing problems: trash. Did you know that in the US, we send over half of our recyclables to the landfill? We're working to fix that. In doing so, we'll also be reducing carbon emissions, energy consumption, and depletion of natural resources.\nGlacier builds custom sorting robots designed to sort apart recyclables as well as AI-powered business analytics that enable recyclers to superpower their plants and improve our society's circularity. From major CPG companies like Colgate and Amazon to municipal recycling facilities, our clients trust us to turn recycling data into actionable insights. Our technology has been recognized as one of TIME's Best Inventions and featured in a TIME documentary, TechCrunch, Fortune, and CBS.\nAs we scale, we're looking for a Mechanical Engineer to expand our hardware design bandwidth and own the long-term structural design behind our robotics and vision systems. You'll own the design lifecycle from whiteboard sketch to finished product, taking new and ambiguous problems and turning them into engineering requirements alongside the product team, then carrying them through prototyping and NPI.\nThis role reports to our Hardware Engineering Manager and requires a strong balance of structural design depth, hands-on prototyping, and the cross-functional, scrappy mindset of a startup engineer who can support the system from design through manufacturing.\nResponsibilities:\nOwn Structural Design from Concept to Production\nOwn the long-term structural design for our projects: frames, mounts, and supporting structures for robotic and vision systems, balancing stiffness, strength, weight, cost, and manufacturability.\nPerform calculations, simulations, and lab validations for structural components, using engineering analysis to confirm integrity and reliability.\nDevelop mechanical architectures that survive demanding industrial environments while staying easy to manufacture, install, and service.\nDrive End-to-End Mechanical Engineering\nTake new and vague problems and turn them into engineering requirements alongside the product team.\nOwn the design lifecycle from initial sketch through prototyping, NPI, and production release, including detailed CAD (Onshape preferred), drawings, tolerances, and BOMs.\nPerform tolerance analysis and create drawings that optimize DFM against assemblability.\nWork alongside peers on the electronics, dynamics, and pneumatics sides of the robot to deliver integrated systems.\nBuild Hands-On and Support the Startup\nBuild prototypes yourself: talk to the machine shop, buy inventory, stock tools, and spin up custom designs quickly.\nTake ambiguous problems and drive them independently from concept through deployment.\nWrite SOPs and provide communication and teaching support for the build team.\nStep up off-hours and at remote installation sites as needed on occasion.\nWhat you bring:\nB.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a similar field\n3+ years in a technical engineering environment\nStrong background in structural design (sheet metal, machined components, bolted joints, welded assemblies), with FEA and engineering analysis to validate designs\nSolid understanding of materials and failure modes, with the judgment to balance performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost\nExperience designing for manufacturing using CAD (Onshape, SolidWorks, or similar), GD&T, tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA, and production documentation\nHands-on prototyping skills and comfort in the lab with machining, fabrication, assembly, and mechanical testing\nExperience working cross-functionally with electrical, software, manufacturing, and field teams\nComfortable in a fast-paced startup where priorities evolve and engineers own projects from concept through deployment\nExcellent communication skills and a strong sense of ownership, with the ability to independently drive technical decisions\nBonus points:\nExperience with Onshape\nExperience working in a startup environment\nExperience designing industrial equipment\n\nWhy join us?\nMission-Driven Work, be part of a company dedicated to sustainability and ending waste.\nCross-Functional Impact, work at the intersection of product, engineering, manufacturing, and field operations.\nFast-Paced Growth, help scale a cutting-edge robotics fleet in the recycling industry.\n\nThe base compensation range for this role is $110,000-140,000. 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