Mechanical Engineering Manager

Who We Are Hellbender Inc. is a Pennsylvania Benefit Corporation who partners with innovators to mature their Artificial Intelligence enabled computing sensors and produce their solutions onshore at prototype to high volumes. Hellbender is intentionally forming an inclusive work environment and is committed to uplifting the historically marginalized identities including veterans, women, trans and underrepresented races in our community and industry. Must be a U.S. Person Job Summary As the Mechanical Engineering Manager at Hellbender, you will lead a team of six to ten mechanical engineers and technicians developing new products, including cameras and robotic sensors, from the ground up. You will manage the team's people, priorities, and performance while staying hands-on enough to guide technical direction and unblock hard design problems. You will drive projects through every stage of the product design cycle: requirements composition; component selection trade studies and testing; prototype design, assembly, debugging, and documentation; design requirements verification and validation; retooling product designs for production volumes; and cobotic assembly workflow and tooling design. United States veteran and diverse candidates are encouraged to apply. Essential Duties and Responsibilities - Manage a team of six to ten mechanical engineers and technicians, assigning work, setting priorities, and reviewing designs to ensure quality and on-time delivery - Own team staffing: lead interviewing and onboarding, and recommend hiring, promotion, and termination actions for approval by the VP of Hardware - Conduct regular one-on-ones and performance reviews, providing clear feedback, coaching, and growth plans for each team member - Standardize and enforce 3D modeling, drawing, and Bill of Materials (BOM) practices across the team, owning design review and release standards to ensure consistency and quality - Design, conduct, analyze, document, and present the results of experiments which determine and/or validate the performance of individual components, subassemblies, and full systems - Apply practical mechanical engineering principles and techniques to create products that meet our customers' requirements on their timeline, and serve as a technical point of contact for customers on assigned projects - Utilize and expand our suite of design approaches and custom tooling to create products capable of robotic and cobotic assembly - Partner with leadership to plan staffing, estimate project effort, and identify resource needs Qualifications, Skills, and Attributes - Bachelor's or master's degree in Mechanical Engineering preferred - 10+ years of mechanical engineering experience, including at least 3 years directly managing engineers or technicians (hiring, performance management, and career development) - Experience interviewing and hiring candidates, and addressing performance issues constructively and fairly, up to and including termination - Proficient in 3D modeling (Solidworks experience a plus) - Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills - Ability to design, implement, and communicate the results of experiments - Ability to read, understand, and create technical drawings and material - Organized & able to plan work for a team and hold them to deadlines - Curious; driven; interested in the way things work; excited to approach new problems - Excellent team player and leader with strong communication skills (written and verbal) is essential Benefits - Automatic 5% employer contribution to 401k by Hellbender - Base level health, dental and vision insurance, 100% by Hellbender for employees and their families - Ten holidays, plus company-wide week shutdowns at the Independence Day week and Christmas/New Year's week - Accrue 15 hours of PTO per month - Hellbender Inc. stock through our Equity Incentive Plan Opportunity for Advancement Hellbender is a growing business and follows a policy that prioritizes internal promotions. As new positions are created new opportunities for advancement will be created as well.