Mechanical Engineer, Lime
$117-143k
Annual performance bonus, equity and benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package
Electric bike and scooter rentals
Open for applications
Electric bike and scooter rentals
1001+ employees
Open for applications
$117-143k
Annual performance bonus, equity and benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free.
Role
Who you are
- BSc/MSc in Mechanical Engineering (or similar), or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of mechanical design work experience and have experienced the full product development cycle
- Ability to work independently on a daily basis but will regularly conduct design reviews and incorporate team feedback
- Proficiency in CAD software and best practices (SolidWorks preferred)
- Familiarity designing plastic and metal parts for a range of manufacturing processes
- Experience conducting tolerance analyses and creating engineering drawings using GD&T
- Comfortable in a fast paced environment and adapting quickly to new requirements
- Desire to work hands-on to prototype and validate new designs
- Curious, collaborative, and hardworking
- Excited about the future of Micromobility
Desirable
- Bike or other vehicle industry experience
- Skilled at FEA simulation
- Talented at CAD surface modeling
- Experience working with overseas suppliers
- Proficiency in Mandarin
- Welding experience
- Demonstrated expertise in designing robust and durable products capable of withstanding harsh environmental conditions and intensive use
What the job involves
- Lime is looking for a talented Mechanical Engineer to help develop the next generation of lightweight electric vehicles and micromobility infrastructure
- We design safe and compelling hardware to provide affordable and reliable transportation for cities around the world
- By designing and operating our own hardware, we have a strategic advantage to provide a superior user experience
- Lime is expanding our engineering team to execute on a multi-year product roadmap vision
- Help define, design, and deliver breakthrough lightweight electric vehicles and/or shared micromobility infrastructure (e.g. battery packs or docking hardware)
- Own the development of subsystems with moderate complexity and part count
- Create detailed and elegant mechanical designs in CAD
- Build prototypes in our metalworking and 3D print shop
- Collaborate with our Operations team and strive for simplicity and robustness in our designs
- Devise tests and proof of concepts to demonstrate and validate new ideas and drive data-based decision making
- Define, create and release technical documentation using GD&T best practices and our product lifecycle management system
- Brainstorm creative solutions to mechanical, manufacturing, and reliability problems
- Work cross-functionally with internal teams and external suppliers around the world
- Support product builds at Asian CMs (likely 2-3 trips/year)
Our take
In recent years, electric-powered mobility companies have attracted an extraordinary amount of interest and funding, in part due to rising eco-friendly sentiment, and in part because of the race to "find the next Uber". Lime is one such company, that has rapidly scaled across multiple geographies to be a key player in the fight for market leadership.
Lime, along with its competitors, has had to grapple with regulation in many of its target markets, but nonetheless has steadily increased its footprint. Since its launch, the company has facilitated millions of trips, making it one of the biggest companies of its kind. Interestingly, the CEO has stated that "cars are our true business rivals—not other scooter companies", suggesting that its biggest business challenge will be to get families to give up their second cars.
With a presence that spans an impressive number of regions - most recently Lime has begun operating in Qatar - the company has cemented itself in the micromobility market, and stands to profit from the increasing popularity of these types of services. Across 2022, a substantial increase in ridership enabled Lime to achieve a "full profitable year", with suggestions it will pursue an IPO in the near future.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2021
$523m
CONVERTIBLE
May 2020
$170m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Toby
(Board Advisor)Founder and CEO of ZERO&. Was a Marketing Manager at Pepsi for 6 years before doing an MBA at Berkeley. Moved into consulting and VC for 5 years before starting Lime.
Brad
(Chairman)VP of Business Development at Tencent for 8 years. Managing Partner of a VC firm for 3 years, where he worked with Toby. Has an MBA from Berkeley.
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