Senior Mechanical Engineer

Gatik

Mountain View, California

Full Time

Posted March 26, 2026

$170k - $220k

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Job Description

The Senior or Staff Mechanical Engineer will design, analyze, and integrate mechanical structures and components for autonomous vehicles, supporting sensor and electronic system installations, and leading prototype development within a multidisciplinary team at Gatik's headquarters.

Key Responsibilities

Lead mechanical design analysis from ideation to drawing release.
Own and perform analysis of subsystems or complex component assemblies on and off vehicles.
Conduct finite element (FE) analyses to validate designs against use cases.
Collaborate on design for manufacturing, assembly, and disassembly (DFM, DFA, DFS).
Create detailed calculations for components such as joints and seals.
Perform tolerance stack-up analysis and apply GD&T strategies.
Develop cooling solutions for sensors and electronic components.
Manage the bill of materials (BOM) and coordinate with procurement and manufacturing.
Build and bring-up prototype vehicles following engineering standards.
Mentor and establish standards and processes within the mechanical engineering discipline.

Requirements

5 years of experience designing analyzing complex mechanical structures and integration of hardware.
An engineering degree in Mechanical, Mechatronics or an equivalent field.
Delivered multiple parts, subsystem s or system s to production successfully.
Experience in automotive or transportation sector, dealing with larger assemblies and parts.
Excellent skills for 3D CAD design 2D drafting per ASME Y14.5, NX preferred.
Experience in FE analysis vibration experience bonus.
Experience working in an engineering process environment eg. using PDM PLM, creating ECOs, generating BOMs, CM etc.
Expertise in creating Aluminum steel designs, with a focus on sheet metal fabrication, welded design, extrusions machined design.
Expertise in tolerance stacking, especially linear simple 2D stacks.
Working knowledge of ISO 26262 and its relevance to integration of E E components.
Expertise in component selection and specification seals, fasteners, materials, coatings etc.
Hands-on Engineer that is able and willing to use hand tools including drills, brake presses, oscillating saws, grinders, rotary tools etc. if required.