Mechanical Engineer

LEAD MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Mesh Optical Technologies was founded on the belief that optical photons will be at the center of advanced technologies in the coming century. Making advanced technology ubiquitous means building at scale, and that’s exactly what we’re doing at Mesh.

Our hardware platform demands mechanical systems engineered for micron-scale precision and high-volume automated manufacturing from the start. We are seeking a Lead Mechanical Engineer to own mechanical development across our hardware platform—personally designing and analyzing critical assemblies while building and leading the team that delivers them. You will architect mechanical systems that integrate high-precision optics, photonics, and advanced packaging into products explicitly designed for scalable, autonomous manufacturing with minimal manual intervention.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Technical & Product Ownership

• Lead mechanical execution from concept through production ramp, personally designing and analyzing high-impact components and assemblies
• Translate product architecture into mechanical system strategy, defining the packaging approach and tolerance architecture across optical, electrical, and mechanical interfaces
• Architect electro-mechanical assemblies for highly automated, scalable manufacturing—ensuring designs enable autonomous assembly, precision placement, micron-scale metallurgical processes, and robust DFM execution
• Lead structural, thermal, and reliability analysis and decision-making; identify mechanical risks early and define validation strategies to retire them
• Drive design-for-manufacturability, design-for-assembly, and design-for-test across the mechanical subsystem; own supplier readiness from prototyping through production ramp
• Interface with optical, electrical, firmware, and process engineering teams to define system-level interfaces, integration constraints, and co-design trade-offs

Team Leadership

• Provide day-to-day technical leadership to a small and growing team of mechanical engineers who own scoped subsystems
• Lead design reviews and ensure subsystem designs align with system-level requirements, schedule, and quality targets
• Establish mechanical design standards, documentation discipline, and review rigor across the team
• Mentor engineers, raise the technical bar, and contribute to hiring and growth of the mechanical function

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in mechanical engineering or a related discipline
• 4+ years of experience designing complex hardware systems, with demonstrated ownership of major subsystems or full products through production ramp