Systems Engineer, Mechanical Design
San Francisco Bay Area, CA$165k - $220kFull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Role focusing on designing and delivering elegant equipment solutions for Hadrian’s factory automation platform, bridging mechanical systems, real-time control, and software architecture. Ownership role accountable for timeline, cost, and performance from concept through production acceptance.
Responsibilities
- Define equipment and area design requirements, working through both the knowns and the unknowns present at conception.
- Lead a cross-functional team (mechanical, controls, software, build) through the full design process — owning requirements, chairing design reviews, and driving phase gates from concept to production acceptance.
- Help build the framework for how Hadrian defines, designs, builds, and deploys internally developed equipment.
- Partner closely with the Factory Development and Production teams to ensure that equipment can be deployed and operated as turn key systems.
- Own the outcome. This role is accountable not just for identifying problems, but for working across teams to solve them.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM field (electro-mechanical preferred) or equivalent experience.
- 8+ years designing and deploying automated industrial equipment.
- Proficiency designing mechanical systems in CAD (SolidWorks, NX, or a comparable environment).
- Experience working within an equipment development lifecycle or similar design lifecycle.
- A track record spanning risk assessments, specification creation, design reviews, and build cycles.
- Strong collaboration skills, with a history of working effectively across mechanical, software, and manufacturing engineers as well as build technicians.
Skills
Required:Mechanical designCross-functional leadership
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans for employees
- 401k
- Relocation support may be provided for certain situations, based on business need.
- Flexible vacation policy
- Equity
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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