Dephy is looking for a candidate who has an urge to understand how things work and who gets excited when there is no known solution to the problem at hand. We are curious, creative, and passionate, and looking for a team member to help us tackle challenges at the forefront of wearable robotics.
About the Company
At Dephy, our mission is to empower people to move through life with confidence. That starts with building a team that shares our purpose.
Description of Role
A Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Dephy is responsible for designing the mechanical components and assemblies that power lightweight, high-performance exoskeletons, with deep expertise in SolidWorks and complex electromechanical mechanisms and actuation systems. The candidate will analyze the current design and lead iterative design cycles to improve system efficiency, reduce weight through material selection and component optimization, enhance environmental protection, and increase manufacturability while meeting our established performance, safety, and compliance requirements. They transform ideas into elegant, functional models, bringing concepts to life from initial sketches or renderings, leading all stages of prototyping, including lab and user testing, through detailed design and a successful transfer to manufacturing. This Senior Engineer develops and refines ideas through hands-on prototyping and testing, including designing automated test equipment and inventing fixtures that simplify assembly. They also contribute to the design of future products and excel at solving challenging engineering problems with creative, innovative solutions.
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- Be a good human - get along with the team, build strong working relationships, and execute on Dephy’s Values.
- Experience leading the design process of a consumer product, to solve complex system design challenges and bring designs to life, starting with a sketch or rendering, including:
- Electromechanical actuator sizing and design experience
- Precision machine design experience
- Experience with SolidWorks Surfacing and the ability to create complex and organic surfaces
- There will be an in-person SolidWorks skill assessment as part of the interview process.
- Experience integrating sensors and electronics in mechanical assemblies
- Experience designing components and systems with strength and mass constraints
- Experience working cross-functionally, bringing designs through the product development life cycle
- Design for Manufacturing (DFM) experience
- Experience using FEA as part of the design process
- Experience with sourcing manufactured prototypes and parts
- Flexible, self-starter, who doesn’t wait to be told what to do and has a desire to own and solve difficult problems
- Proven success in thriving in a cross-disciplinary and collaborative environment, with team members of all experience levels, driving projects to completion
- Minimum education: bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
- 7+ years of work experience using Solidworks regularly (excluding academic experience)
Desired Qualifications
- Certified SolidWorks Expert or Professional certification
- Composite design experience (carbon fiber)
- Experience with robots, exoskeletons, active prostheses, or other complex electromechanical systems
Other Information
- At Dephy, our mission is to empower people to move through life with confidence. Our goal is to do this by attracting, hiring, and building a team of good humans. Humans who are diverse builders with unique collections of tools, cultures, and experiences. We celebrate our differences and foster an environment for our team to learn and ask questions. We trust and respect each other and value the cultural contributions we each bring to Dephy. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, innovative, and successful. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't meet every qualification or skill.
- Candidates need to be authorized to work in the U.S.
- This position is not eligible for sponsorship of an immigration case in order to employ you (for example, H-1B or other employment-based immigration case).
- Salary and equity will be determined based on qualifications. Range: $130,000-$162,000
- This listing is not for reproduction. No recruiters, please, only interested candidates.
- Apply at http://dephy.com/
Benefits
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (Simple IRA)
- Life Insurance
- Unlimited Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Long Term Disability
- Free Food & Snacks
- Cafeteria and Fitness Center on Site
- Dog Friendly Office
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