Director of Mechanical Engineering

March 16

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Future Motion

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Makers of Onewheel

Electric vehicles • Boardsports • Electronics • Brushless Motors • Light Electric Vehicles

51 - 200

Description

• Lead new light-electric-vehicle products from concept through detailed design, prototyping and NPI • Validate, test, and iterate on existing mechanical and electromechanical systems • Work with domestic and overseas vendors for manufacturing quotes, sourcing components, quality assurance, etc. • Work with EE team for integration of PCBAs, connectors and wire harnesses • Document and prepare drawing packages for internal/external uses • Manage allocation of team resources and tasks to accomplish projects in a timely manner • Hire, develop, manage and grow team members to achieve great things

Requirements

• BS or MS in mechanical engineering • 7-15+ years experience • Electromechanical (electric vehicle, mechatronics, etc.) background a very strong plus • Hands-on prototyping/machine shop experience • Experience with QC/FAI. Inspection using basic measuring instruments, CMM, etc • Experience with design and documentation for a variety of manufacturing processes, including injection molding, die-casting, CNC machining, etc • Experience in the outdoor industry (bikes, snowboards, skateboards, etc) a strong plus • Manufacturing/DFM experience • Experience taking product to market • Excellent CAD (Solidworks) proficiency • Excellent written and verbal communication skills • Experience managing small-to-medium sized (2-20ppl) mechanical engineering teams

Benefits

• Exciting opportunity to work on innovative light electric vehicles • Lead world-class engineering work • Work on revolutionizing boardsports and transportation • Work in a startup environment in Santa Cruz, CA • Half a mile from the beach