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About the Role

As a Mechanical Engineer at Sofar, you will be a key contributor to the design, development, and manufacturing of hardware for ocean sensing networks, working across the full product lifecycle from system architecture and prototyping to testing, deployment, and manufacturing transition. You will own mechanical designs, balancing performance, reliability, manufacturability, cost, and schedule, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve complex multidisciplinary problems.

Responsibilities

Own mechanical designs and subassemblies from early concepts and CAD through prototyping, validation, and production.
Design reliable hardware for harsh marine environments, balancing performance, manufacturability, cost, and schedule.
Build, test, and debug prototypes and production hardware, using testing and failure analysis to drive design improvements.
Lead mechanical design reviews and collaborate closely with electrical, firmware, software, and manufacturing engineers on integrated systems.
Work directly with suppliers, machine shops, vendors, and contract manufacturers to develop and scale parts and assemblies.
Collaborate across Sofar, and occasionally directly with customers, to develop new marine sensing applications and participate in field testing and ocean deployments.

Requirements

5+ years of professional mechanical engineering experience designing hardware for marine, robotics, aerospace, automotive, or other demanding environments.
Strong proficiency in 3D CAD (Onshape or SolidWorks preferred) and experience owning mechanical designs from concept through production.
Strong mechanical fundamentals, including materials and process selection, structural analysis, fatigue, tolerancing, GD&T, and engineering drawings.
Experience building, testing, debugging, and iterating on physical hardware.
Strong engineering judgment and the ability to work effectively with team members from different fields such as electrical, firmware, manufacturing, and external vendors.

Skills

3D CAD (Onshape or SolidWorks preferred)
Mechanical design
Prototyping
Testing
Debugging
Failure analysis
Supplier management
FEA
Machining
Fabrication

Location

Remote

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years of professional experience

Salary/Compensations

$135,000 - $170,000

Benefits

Visa sponsorship

About the Company

Sofar operates at the intersection of ocean science, climate, and technology.
We are actively working to build a team that reflects the diversity of the problems we're solving.

Equal Opportunity

We mean it when we say we want the strongest people — not the most credentialed ones. If you're excited about this work but don't check every box, please apply anyway.
Research consistently shows that underrepresented candidates are more likely to self-select out, and that's a loss for everyone.
Sofar operates at the intersection of ocean science, climate, and technology — the problems we're solving are consequential, and the perspectives we bring to them matter.
We're actively working to build a team that reflects that.