Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer

Carbon•Remote NC, NC

11d•$167,600 - $251,400•Remote

About The Position

As a Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer, you will help shape Carbon’s future hardware by defining technical roadmaps and foundational architectures for next-generation additive manufacturing solutions. You will serve as a technical leader on a high-velocity hardware team, working through ambiguity to deliver reliable systems, raising engineering standards across the organization, and mentoring staff-level and junior engineering talent. The role is remote, working from a home office in North Carolina. The position owns high-level mechanical architecture for new 3D printing platforms, supports cross-functional technical delivery, establishes engineering standards for validation and reliability, and influences long-term product strategy. It also involves identifying architectural gaps and serving as a technical decision-maker in design reviews and root-cause analyses. Carbon’s stated compensation range for this position in North Carolina is $167,600–$251,400 per year, with a midpoint of $209,500. Eligible employees may receive equity, benefits, and time-off programs as part of a total rewards package.

Requirements

At least 12 years of experience in mechanical or mechatronics product development.
A proven record of shipping complex systems from initial concept through mass production.
A history of mentoring and developing Senior and Staff-level engineers across a hardware organization.
Expert-level understanding of thermodynamics, structural dynamics, and precision motion control in high-tolerance environments.
Extensive experience managing Tier 1 JDM/CM partners and directing global pilot and production builds.
Ability to communicate complex technical trade-offs as clear, data-driven recommendations for leadership.
Expert application of GD&T (ASME Y14.5), DFMEA, and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to high-volume hardware.
Experience performing engineering analyses that may include detailed tolerance, safety, thermal, stress, fatigue, lifetime, manufacturability, failure-mode, and cost analyses.
Experience selecting materials for sheet metal, metal, plastic, and elastomers.
Mentorship-oriented approach toward junior engineers.

Nice To Haves

Proficiency in software or firmware development for custom tools or automated test hardware.
Direct experience in optics, fluidics, or UV-curable resin systems.
Patents or proprietary innovations in robotics, automation, or additive manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Own high-level mechanical architecture for new 3D printing platforms, ensuring modularity, serviceability, and precision.
Lead cross-functional technical delivery among Systems, Electrical, Software, and Materials Science teams to de-risk products from concept to launch.
Define company-wide frameworks for validation, reliability testing, and design for manufacturing (DFM).
Partner with leadership and Product Management to translate product needs into a multi-year technical execution strategy.
Identify and resolve architectural gaps to improve long-term product performance.
Influence and make decisions in critical design reviews and root-cause analyses for significant hardware events or failures.
Mentor and develop Senior, Staff-level, and junior engineers across the organization.
Perform engineering analyses of major systems, including tolerance, safety, thermal, stress, fatigue, lifetime, manufacturability, failure modes, and cost.