Engineering & Rapid Prototyping

Flyttr • San Antonio, TX

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Join Us in Texas — Build the Future of Sustainable Biotechnology. Engineering & Rapid Prototyping Roles | New US Manufacturing Facility | Mission-Driven Science. Are you a hands-on engineer who loves building, testing, and improving real-world hardware? We're a global team of bold, passionate innovators developing ground-breaking biological technologies designed to sustainably and safely control insects that transmit deadly diseases and devastate crops. As insects pose growing threats to human health, food systems, and global stability, our work has never been more urgent or more exciting. And now, we're expanding into the United States, opening a brand-new facility right here in San Antonio, Texas, and we need engineers who can help us design, build, and iterate our ways of working.

Requirements

• First degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical/electronics, biosystems, or a closely related discipline).
• Rapid prototyping — building, testing, and iterating physical designs quickly.
• CAD design and modelling for mechanical or electromechanical systems.
• Hands-on fabrication, assembly, and troubleshooting of hardware.
• Practical problem-solving in a fast-paced, build-as-you-go environment.
• Working from concept through to a functioning prototype or pilot system.
• Legally authorised to work in the US.
• Must be able to work on-site at our new facility in San Antonio, Texas.

Nice To Haves

• Mechanical or design background.
• Electrical and electronics engineers with some coding ability.
• Bio-systems, insectary, or other biological/agricultural engineering environments.
• Basic coding or scripting (e.g., Python, C++, or similar) to support electronics or automation.
• Working with regulated, laboratory, or manufacturing environments.
• Experience of ownership of a workstream or product area, including sign-off on designs and prototypes (for senior roles).
• Sound engineering judgement under ambiguity in a fast-moving, greenfield environment (for senior roles).
• Mentoring junior engineers and technicians on-site (for senior roles).
• Confidence acting as the technical escalation point with remote/international HQ teams (for senior roles).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and iterate our ways of working.
• Turning ideas into working prototypes.
• Building, testing, and iterating physical designs quickly.
• CAD design and modelling for mechanical or electromechanical systems.
• Hands-on fabrication, assembly, and troubleshooting of hardware.
• Practical problem-solving in a fast-paced, build-as-you-go environment.
• Working from concept through to a functioning prototype or pilot system.
• Ownership of a workstream or product area, including sign-off on designs and prototypes (for senior roles).
• Mentoring junior engineers and technicians on-site (for senior roles).
• Acting as the technical escalation point with remote/international HQ teams (for senior roles).

Benefits

• Help reduce the burden of diseases.
• Protect crops and strengthen food security.
• Deliver sustainable, scalable solutions that safeguard communities.
• Support a world adapting to changes in insect populations.
• Help design and shape new facilities, workflows, and hardware in a high-growth, mission-driven environment.
• Be part of a team united by purpose with brilliant, curious minds driven by one shared goal: to improve lives and livelihoods around the world.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior