Senior Mechanical Engineer, Vehicle Integration – Validation
Teleo
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: California • United States
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Salary
💰 $180,000 - $230,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own the architectural integrity and field robustness of Teleo’s autonomy retrofit system across multiple heavy equipment platforms.
- Shape hardware architecture, drive environmental qualification strategies, and establish more rigorous standards for integration and validation.
- Collaborate closely with existing senior engineers to navigate cross-functional design tradeoffs.
- Help the team evolve systems for better reusability and certification readiness as they scale.
- Approximately 10% travel within the United States.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or a closely related field
- 7+ years of experience in mechanical, mechatronics, or vehicle systems engineering roles
- Demonstrated ownership of complex, multi-disciplinary hardware systems from architecture through deployment
- Strong experience designing systems for harsh environments (automotive, construction, aerospace, military, or similar)
- Experience defining and executing environmental and regulatory qualification strategies, including: ingress protection (IP rating) validation, thermal modeling and test correlation, shock and vibration test design and verification, EMI/EMC qualification and certification
- Extensive experience integrating high-power compute platforms in vehicle environments
- Deep understanding of harness architecture, connector selection, grounding, shielding, and power distribution
- Experience integrating perception sensors (cameras, LiDAR) with awareness of calibration, vibration isolation, thermal drift, and environmental constraints
- Strong CAD proficiency and experience managing BOMs and lifecycle processes
- Ability to operate autonomously and influence cross-functional engineering decisions
- Ability and willingness to travel within the United States (~10%)
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
mechanical engineeringmechatronicsvehicle systems engineeringenvironmental qualification strategiesthermal modelingshock and vibration test designEMI/EMC qualificationhigh-power compute platformsCAD proficiencyBOM management
Soft Skills
ownershipcollaborationinfluenceautonomy