Senior Mechanical Design Engineer, Tooling & Factory Equipment

The role

You will design, analyze, and release fixtures, build tooling, and lifting and handling equipment for thermal battery production. You will also define build sequences, support workstation development, and write work instructions.

What you will do

• Lead process, tooling, and workcell design from requirements through structural analysis and release
• Work with design engineering to define build sequence and drive manufacturability
• Develop work instructions and PFMEAs for stations
• Turn production process into facility requirements including layout and material flow
• Partner with factory planning and capital equipment owners through launch
• Support stations in production and through product revisions
• Implement production test processes and rigs
• Perform EVT builds, process plan releases, and issue triage
• Work with production and EH&S to design out ergonomic and handling risks

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years in mechanical design within a manufacturing environment, NPI, tooling, or equipment design engineering
• Structural design skills: FEA checked by hand calculations
• Proficiency in 3D CAD
• GD&T
• Hands-on machining, welding, and sheet metal experience
• Working knowledge of DFM, lean manufacturing, PFMEA, and work instruction development

Nice to have

• SolidWorks preferred
• Ground support equipment, heavy handling fixtures, or custom production machines
• Welding process development or qualification
• Commissioning automated production equipment, vendor-built or in-house
• Launching a new factory or production line
• Production test systems and validation methods
• Battery, energy storage, or other thermally or electrically demanding hardware

Benefits

• Stock options
• Premium health benefits package with life and disability insurance
• 401K plan with employer contributions
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid-time-off policy with flexible and inclusive holiday observance
• Paid volunteer time off

About the company

Antora Energy delivers affordable, reliable energy to industry, data centers, and the grid using thermal batteries. The company is building a diverse, passionate, and creative team dedicated to clean, low-cost energy.