Experienced Mechanical Engineer

Elkington Electric • Provo, UT

5d • $80,000 - $120,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Elkington Motors builds high-performance electric vehicles that are affordable, personalized, and built to last. Our team is small, fast, and obsessively hands-on, designing, testing, and iterating to ship real product, not slide decks. The Role: You’ll be the mechanical owner who shapes the physical DNA of our EVs. From motor mounts and battery enclosures to thermal management and chassis integration, you will take parts from a blank CAD screen to a physical, bolted-on reality. Expect to wrench, prototype, weld, and iterate until every component survives the rigors of the road and meets our performance targets.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (required).
• 6+ years of full-time, professional experience in mechanical design (automotive, aerospace, robotics, heavy machinery or other equivalents).
• Advanced CAD Proficiency
• Hands-on Fabrication Skills: Comfortable in a shop environment with a deep understanding of machining, sheet metal, and welding.
• Strong troubleshooting mindset: You can methodically isolate mechanical rattles, leaks, or structural weaknesses and fix them.
• Startup attitude: Ownership, urgency, and “whatever-it-takes” follow-through.

Responsibilities

• Design and integrate structural components, enclosures, and mounting systems for motors, inverters, and battery packs.
• Prototype and build: use shop tools (mills, lathes, 3D printers, welders) to create test fixtures and "Rev A" parts for immediate vehicle testing.
• Validate and troubleshoot: perform mechanical testing (vibration, thermal cycling, ingress protection) and diagnose structural or cooling failures.

Benefits

• Direct impact: Your work lands in vehicles - fast.
• Modern tech stack: Latest materials, rapid prototyping tools, and iterative design.
• Low red tape: Clear goals, quick decisions, high accountability.

What This Job Offers

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