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32–38 hours per week
MSc level or equivalent experience
5+ years relevant experience
About the role
IMSystems is growing from a technology driven startup into a product company. To support this next phase, we are looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer who not only excels at mechanical design, but also helps structure and mature our engineering and product development processes.
This is a hands on role in a fast moving startup environment. You will actively design hardware while also bringing experience from more structured engineering organizations — helping us improve how we develop products, document designs, manage interfaces, and move from concept to production.
What you will do
Product & Mechanical Design
• Lead the mechanical design of next generation Archimedes Drive products, from early concept through detailed design and industrialization.
• Translate product and customer requirements into robust, manufacturable mechanical solutions.
• Perform tolerance stack ups, basic FEA, and design validation to support design decisions.
• Create high quality production drawings, assembly documentation, and engineering deliverables with minimal ambiguity.
• Support prototype build, testing, and iteration in close collaboration with test and assembly engineers.
Product Development & Engineering Process
• Help structure and improve the engineering workflow, including:
o Design reviews and gated development phases
o Interface definition and documentation
o Change management and version control
o Design for manufacturability and scalability
• Bring best practices from more mature organizations and adapt them pragmatically to a startup environment.
• Support the transition from development projects to repeatable product platforms.
Collaboration & Leadership
• Work closely with R&D, testing, and production to ensure design intent is carried through.
• Act as a senior technical reference within the engineering team.
• Coach and support junior engineers.
• Contribute to shaping how the engineering team will grow in the future.
What we are looking for
You don’t need a PhD — we are designing and building products, not doing academic research.
Required
• MSc level of thinking, through education or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience in mechanical design and product development.
• Strong experience in designing industrial or high precision mechanical systems.
• Solid understanding of manufacturability, tolerances, and production methods (steel and precision components).
• Experience working in structured engineering environments (clear processes, reviews, documentation).
• Hands on, solution oriented, and comfortable working under pressure.
• Able to work independently while collaborating closely with others.
• Fluent in English
Nice to have
• Experience bringing products from prototype to production.
• Exposure to startup or scale up environments.
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading small technical teams.
• Interest in growing into a technical leadership role.
Who you are
• You enjoy solving real engineering problems, not just designing on paper.
• You are resilient and comfortable with ambiguity, priorities can shift, and prototypes don’t always work the first time.
• You combine pragmatism with high standards.
• You get energy from building things and improving how things are built.
What we offer
• A senior, impactful role in a growing deep tech startup.
• Competitive salary.
• Share participation, everyone shares in IMSystems’ success.
• A high degree of ownership and autonomy.
• Direct impact on how products, and engineering processes, are built.
• Strong support for professional growth and future leadership development.
• A motivated, collaborative team working on breakthrough mechatronics technology.
