Senior Mechanical Engineer

Headquartered in Berkeley, CA, Bellwether Coffee is a venture-backed, high-growth tech company working hard—alongside other game-changers—to positively transform the coffee industry, making it more accessible and sustainable for our planet and our communities. We’re a diverse team of coffee industry veterans, entrepreneurs, engineers, technicians, human-centered designers, and people-focused rule-breakers who have a passion for making the “impossible” a reality.

What we do

We believe in helping you make better coffee. But we also believe in helping you make coffee better. We combine software, analytics, and on-site coffee roasting for our retail partners making coffee more efficient, sustainable, and inclusive. We do this with the first-ever commercial, iOS-integrated, ventless, electric, zero-emissions roaster with the tools to customize and maximize every stage of roasting coffee.

About you

You are a crucial member of the team. You are able to turn proven technical concepts into a manufactured product. You know how to design for manufacturing. You are critical thinking, you love sharing your thoughts and ideas and progress with the team. You have a sense of urgency with everything you do without compromising quality and detail. You appreciate the uniqueness of each person on the team and thrive in an inclusive and diverse environment.

Success looks like

• Producing detailed CAD models, assemblies, and drawings utilizing proper GD&T annotations
• Working closely with vendors to get parts fabricated on time
• Assembling and testing sub-systems in our new lab space (on-site)
• Participating and even leading at times design reviews with the engineering team and/or sub-contractors
• Developing detailed engineering requirements based on product requirements
• Working independently to design subassemblies of medium to high complexity.
• Works independently with vendors and partners

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, with 8 -10 years relevant industry experience
• Strong working knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5)
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability for multiple manufacturing processes, including (but not limited to) sheet metal, CNC machining, and welding
• Minimum 5 years of CAD experience using Solidworks
• Self-starter attitude, with the ability to take on tasks with minimal supervision
• Team player, who thrives in a highly cross-functional, collaborative environment and diverse team
• Familiarity with the startup world

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, medical condition, veteran status, or any other class protected by local, state or federal law.