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Staff Mechanical Engineer

Tempo

San Diego, CA · full time · Staff

$186,000 – $206,900

Listed on Tempo’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

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. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

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

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