Staff Mechanical Engineer, Fi
$110-200k
This role is also eligible for equity compensation
Smart dog collars
Job no longer available
Smart dog collars
501-1000 employees
Job no longer available
$110-200k
This role is also eligible for equity compensation
501-1000 employees
Company mission
Fi's mission is to build products that make dogs' lives better.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for someone with deep fundamentals in consumer electronics who also knows how to be scrappy and make smart tradeoffs in a startup environment
- The right candidate will be capable of growing into a leadership role over time, guiding others and influencing the direction of Fi’s mechanical engineering function
- Experience: 10+ years in mechanical engineering for high-volume consumer electronics, wearables, or IoT products, ideally with startup experience
- Expertise: Deep fundamentals in plastic and metal part design (Solidworks CAD preferred), with hands-on experience in injection molding, die casting, MIM, stamping, machining, and adhesives
- Prototyping chops: Strong experience with 3D printing, machining, and other rapid prototyping methods to validate designs quickly
- Supplier collaboration: Proven success working closely with overseas vendors, including on-site work with Chinese-speaking partners. Strong communication skills to bridge technical details and cultural nuance
- Analytical ability: Skilled at estimating performance before prototyping, using FEA, hand calculations, and engineering judgment
- Reliability focus: Experience designing and executing reliability and validation testing for consumer electronics
- Product-level ownership: End-to-end experience leading the mechanical design of entire products, from industrial design collaboration to sustaining engineering
- Adaptability: Comfortable balancing best-practice rigor with the speed and tradeoffs of a fast-paced hardware startup
- Dog lover: Our NYC office is dog-friendly—your toughest beta testers are right here
What the job involves
- We’re looking for a Staff Mechanical Engineer to own the design and execution of Fi’s hardware products
- You will play a key role in shaping product-level design from concept through mass production, and set a high bar for mechanical engineering on the team
- Lead product mechanical designs: Drive the development of rugged, compact, high-performance hardware for Fi products—from early concepts through global mass production
- Prototype and iterate quickly: Build and evaluate prototypes at every stage of development, from 3D-printed proof-of-concept parts to fully functional pre-production builds. Use hands-on testing and iteration to rapidly validate designs
- Set the standard: Establish best practices in design, documentation, and testing, raising the technical bar
- Work with suppliers: Collaborate directly with overseas tooling and molding partners (including on-site involvement in China) to drive DFM, tooling validation, and production optimization
- Hands-on problem solving: Debug molding machine parameters, troubleshoot production challenges, and ensure finishing quality to get designs successfully to market
- Reliability ownership: Define and execute product reliability testing—deciding what should be tested and how to design effective tests
- Cross-functional collaboration: Partner with industrial design, electrical engineering, and firmware teams to deliver balanced designs that meet technical, aesthetic, and user needs
- Innovate in wearables and IoT: Push the limits in advanced antenna integration, waterproofing, and device miniaturization without sacrificing durability
Our take
For the last three decades, dog collars and leashes have remained largely unchanged. Fi was set up by a product team drawn from the ranks of Uber, Square, and Google to disrupt the stagnant dog collar space.
Fi's tracking collars have not only saved countless dogs' lives by providing real-time escape notifications, but they also enable dog owners to monitor their pets' health. Its health and sleep monitoring set it apart from rival products such as the Apple AirTag, whilst the development of a collar that administers topical medicine is also in the works. As Fi utilizes AT&T signal, it also boasts a tracking range that far exceeds that of its competitors.
The company saw a significant increase in value through its lucrative partnership with PetSmart. These sorts of partnerships and overall brand recognition will fuel the sort of expansion Fi aims to achieve.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
30% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2021
$30m
SERIES B
Oct 2019
$7.1m
SERIES A
Total funding: $41.9m
Company benefits
- Unlimited vacation
- Commuter benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage
- FSA
- 401(k)
- Stocked kitchen
- Team lunches & breakfast
- Perkspot discounts
- $2,000 monthly donation to dog-related charities
- Maternity & paternity leave
Company HQ
NoHo, New York, NY
Leadership
Jonathan Bensamoun
(CEO)Previously worked as VP Product & Engineering at ShopKeep, and was a Product Manager at Square.
Loren Kirkby
(CTO)Previously worked as Lead Engineer at DivX, and was Chief Architect at Dropcam (acquired by Google's Nest Labs).
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