Senior Mechanical Engineer

Seasats is looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join their team in San Diego, CA. The role involves designing and building mechanical systems for autonomous vehicles, mentoring junior engineers, and shaping design and organizational processes within the engineering team.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience working on high performance and/or high volume parts in a team environment
• Expertise in Solidworks
• A deep understanding of mechanical engineering, structures, assembly and DFM trade offs, and fabrication methods
• Maritime background from extensive work and/or play on and around the ocean
• Basic understanding of electrical and software needs for electro-mechanical systems
• Experience with combustion engines
• Experience with outsourcing parts to external vendors/fabricators
• Communication skills – with vendors and internal team
• Organizational skills – tracking BOMs, following up with suppliers etc.
• Attention to detail – understanding of GD&T, creating drawings for suppliers, etc.
• Experience in startups, competitions, or similarly tight-timeline settings

Benefits

• Competitive insurance (including a 99% employer-covered Gold HMO plan or other options)
• 401k matching up to 4% of salary
• Four free lunches per week
• An employee activity fund
• A pet-friendly office
• Unlimited/Flex PTO