Haydenai
Staff Mechanical Engineer
1mo ago
185000 –240000 USD / yearUSALeadRemotemechanical designthermal designstructural designprototypingvalidationproduction launch
Lead mechanical engineering efforts for automotive-grade hardware systems in AI transit technology.
About the company
- At Hayden AI, we are on a mission to harness the power of computer vision to transform the way transit systems and other government agencies address real-world challenges.
- From bus lane and bus stop enforcement to transportation optimization technologies and beyond, our innovative mobile perception system empowers our clients to accelerate transit, enhance street safety, and drive toward a sustainable future.
Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end design of vehicle-mounted hardware systems, including enclosures, brackets, and structural components
- Own mechanical architecture for products operating in automotive environments (vibration, shock, thermal, weather exposure)
- Design and develop sheet metal and fabricated structures optimized for performance, cost, manufacturability, assembly and installation
- Drive product development from concept → prototype → validation → production → installation
- Perform and guide engineering analyses (FEA, vibration, fatigue, thermal, tolerance stack-ups)
- Partner cross-functionally with electrical, computer vision, manufacturing and installation team
- Work closely with suppliers and contract manufacturers on DFM/DFA, tooling, and scaling production
- Establish best practices for CAD, drawings, GD&T, and design reviews
- Mentor engineers and raise the bar for mechanical design quality and rigor
- Identify technical risks early and lead mitigation strategies
- Travel to customer sites (domestically and internationally) to support pilot hardware installations
Requirements
- Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 8+ years of experience designing and shipping complex hardware systems
- Strong hands-on experience with vehicle or automotive-grade mechanical design
- Deep expertise in structures, brackets, and sheet metal fabrication
- Proficiency in CAD (e.g., SolidWorks, Creo, NX)
- Strong understanding of GD&T, tolerance analysis, and stack-ups
- Experience in design, manufacturing technologies and DFM/DFA for low-to-medium volume production scaling
- Experience designing for harsh environments (vibration, ingress protection, thermal cycling)
- Proven track record of taking products from prototype to production
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to operate in a fast-paced startup
- Experience working with and managing JDM partners
Nice to have
- Master’s in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Experience with vehicle integration (mounting to buses, fleets, or automotive platforms)
- Familiarity with automotive standards (e.g., vibration, environmental, ingress protection)
- Experience with sheetmetal and machined structural components
- Background in ruggedized electronics enclosures or camera/sensor systems
- Experience with FEA tools
- Experience working with global suppliers
Other
- As the Staff Mechanical Engineer, you will play a key role in building the rugged hardware systems that bring Hayden AI’s vision AI platform into real-world deployment. You will own critical mechanical engineering efforts across product architecture, structural and thermal design, vehicle integration, prototyping, validation, and production launch for automotive-grade systems operating in challenging outdoor environments.
- You will report into the Mechanical Engineering team and partner closely with Electrical, Embedded, Computer Vision, Manufacturing, Operations and Installation teams. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-moving startup environment and brings deep technical capability, strong engineering judgment, and hands-on experience developing reliable hardware products for production.