Innovative Mechanical Design Engineer for Automotive Leader

1 week ago


San Mateo, California, United States Aperia Technologies Full time

Aperia Technologies Inc. is a thriving venture-funded automotive company based in the San Francisco Bay Area, expanding its product offering and taking the next steps towards bringing the backbone of the economy into the automation age.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to lead various projects from early-stage design to late-stage validation efforts while guiding and lifting the team around you. You will be responsible for creating validation plans, designing test fixtures, performing field installs, and collecting real-world feedback.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Product Development: Regularly design and optimize next-generation products by performing concept generation, analysis, CAD, prototyping, DFM, DFA, and user studies.
  • Leadership: Continuously lead design projects by mentoring and guiding less experienced engineers.
  • Documentation: Uphold good documentation practices, including comprehensive design journals and test reports to ensure consistency, standardization, and knowledge preservation.
  • Concept Formation: Lead the formulation of early concepts and garner feedback from stakeholders and customers to devise product requirements, ensuring optimal designs.
  • Testing: Develop test plans, required testing fixtures, and test flows as needed, ensuring comprehensive testing, standardization of testing procedures, and improving accuracy and reliability.
  • Supplier Management: Direct suppliers and vendors to get designs production-ready by providing detailed specs, defining quality standards, and requirements.
  • Collaboration: Collaborate with the operations team to successfully launch products into production and resolve quality and manufacturability issues as they arise.
About You

We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Mechanical Design Engineer with a Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline. The ideal candidate should have at least 8+ years of relevant industry experience, leading projects, and guiding small teams of engineers and cross-functional stakeholders.

The successful candidate will possess extensive knowledge of volume production of sheet metal, injection molded plastics, casting, fatigue failure analysis, and vibration testing. Strong competency in systems thinking, mechanical design and analysis of dynamic electro-mechanical systems, mechanical aptitude, hands-on assembly, modification, tweaking, electromechanical workings, sensor integration, motor control, data logging, and test automation is essential.

About Aperia Technologies

Aperia Technologies is a leading provider of innovative hardware and data analytics solutions for commercial vehicle fleets. Our award-winning and disruptive Halotm Automatic Tire Inflator and Halo Connect tire analytics platform save fleets thousands of hours of downtime every week, reduce carbon footprints, and improve environmental sustainability.

What We Offer

We offer a competitive salary range of $160,000 - $190,000 (base salary only), dependent on multiple factors including experience and location. Additional compensation may include equity, bonuses, stipends, medical, dental, vision, 401-k, and long-term disability insurance.



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