Mechanical Engineer

About Star-Batt Star-Batt designs and manufactures battery and power-equipment products. We’re a small, fast-moving team that takes products from concept to production through a network of domestic and overseas manufacturing partners. Because we’re lean, people here own real problems end-to-end — and they see their work ship. The Role We’re hiring a Mechanical Engineer to own the hardware side of our products — from CAD and design through manufacturing, testing, and continuous improvement. You’ll work directly with the founder and our manufacturing partners and touch every stage of the product. This is a broad, hands‑on role for someone who likes wearing multiple hats and wants their fingerprints on the whole product, not one narrow slice of it. What You’ll Do Design in SolidWorks — enclosures, housings, brackets, mechanical assemblies, and thermal paths. Own the CAD models, drawings, GD&T, and BOMs. Drive design-for-manufacturing (DFM) and work hands‑on with our domestic and overseas (China) contract manufacturers — tooling, samples, first articles, and RFQs — with occasional travel to domestic suppliers. Test and validate — build and bring up prototypes, run design validation, and support safety/regulatory compliance. Sustain and improve shipping products — engineering changes, cost-downs, quality and field issues, and keeping BOM and landed‑cost accuracy tight. Solve problems nobody has handed you the answer to — research, prototype, and bring options to the table. How You Work This role is built for a self‑starter and a creative, out‑of‑the‑box problem‑solver. When you hit a problem you don’t know the answer to, you go find the information you need — and you come back with three viable solutions and a recommendation, not just a question. You’re motivated to keep learning, comfortable with complex and ambiguous problems, and you don’t wait to be told what to do next. What We’re Looking For 3-7 years of mechanical engineering experience, with a track record of real projects you took from concept to production. Strong SolidWorks skills — CAD modeling, drawings, GD&T, BOMs. A proven, creative problem‑solver who can drive complex, ambiguous problems to a recommended solution. Self‑directed and resourceful — finds answers independently and shows up with options and a recommendation. Hands‑on and comfortable in a small‑company environment where you own a lot and context‑switch often. Able to work onsite at our Spirit Lake, ID facility full‑time. Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering — or equivalent hands‑on experience. Bonus Points (preferred, not required) Experience designing consumer electronics or similar high‑volume products. Experience with overseas domestic contract manufacturers — RFQs, tooling, samples, DDP logistics. Battery / power‑electronics product experience (packs, BMS, thermal management). Familiarity with safety/regulatory standards — UL (e.g., UL1973/UL2054), UN38.3, or IEC. Compensation & Benefits $115K-$150K base, depending on experience. Health, dental, and vision coverage. Paid time off and holidays. Relocation considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Star-Batt is an equal-opportunity employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr