# Staff Mechanical Engineer

Hiring organization: [Tempo](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/tempo)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/648b2a0a-0655-443c-957e-5bd7ecaaae49

Listed on Tempo's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: San Diego, CA
- Salary: 186000 – 206900 USD per year

## Summary

This is a hands-on senior mechanical engineering role building thermochemical energy storage systems at a climate tech startup. You'll own complex hardware from concept through testing, mentor junior engineers, and work across CAD, simulation, fabrication, and high-temperature system design in a lean, mission-driven environment.

_Our summary, not Tempo's wording._

## Skills named

COMSOL Multiphysics, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), SolidWorks, Welding

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering
- 5+ years of professional design and/or hands-on manufacturing experience
- Experience in a startup or highly dynamic engineering environment

## Nice to have

- Master's degree in mechanical engineering or comparable engineering discipline
- Experience with contract manufacturers
- Proper application of GD&T
- CAD experience with SolidWorks
- Finite element analysis (FEA) experience
- Thermal analysis experience (COMSOL)
- Steel and aluminum weldment design and analysis
- High-temperature system design and analysis up to 1500°C
- Design for manufacturability (DFM) and hands-on fabrication experience
- Experience with fabrication methods and tools (welder, router, mill, lathe, hand tools)
- Data acquisition and instrumentation experience
- Demonstrated ability to complete projects

Apply on Tempo's site: https://tempoenergy.com/careers/open-roles/?gh_jid=4278919009