Vital Lyfe · 4 hours ago
Senior Mechanical Engineer
LA Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expVital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation by creating personal water-making technology. They are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to own and build core mechanical systems, taking them from early concepts to production at scale.
ManufacturingWaterWater Purification
Responsibilities
Own major mechanical subsystems from concept through production ramp and launch
Design, prototype, and validate pumps, valves, pressure vessels, and related mechanical components
Drive system-level tradeoffs across performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost
Build and run test plans to validate performance across real-world environments and edge cases
Work closely with electrical, firmware, industrial design, and manufacturing to turn ideas into shipped product
Help design and improve manufacturing processes and production equipment, including fixtures, tooling, and automation concepts
Iterate fast—identify problems, propose solutions, and implement changes without heavy process overhead
Support supplier selection, part qualification, and production ramp
Mentor junior engineers as the team grows (without becoming detached from hands-on work)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
5+ years of experience designing and shipping mechanical or electromechanical hardware
Strong CAD and FEA skills applied to real, production-intent designs
Experience taking products from prototype to manufacturing
Comfort working in ambiguity and making tradeoffs with incomplete information
Bias toward action, ownership, and practical engineering solutions
Hands on work on development hardware
Long periods of standing, crouching, walking
Lifting up to 50 lbs
Preferred
Experience with consumer hardware or high-volume manufacturing
Background in pumps, valves, pressure systems, or fluid mechanics
Exposure to automation, manufacturing process development, or production equipment
Startup or early-stage company experience
Benefits
Work on high-impact problems with global relevance
Help scale breakthrough technology in water security and climate resilience
Early ownership in a high-growth, engineering-led startup
Join a tight-knit, mission-driven team in a fast-paced environment
Build long-term career equity as we grow
Company
Vital Lyfe
Vital Lyfe is a Climatech product manufacturing firm that develops systems to produce safe drinking water from a range of natural sources.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$42.05MKey Investors
Cantos
2025-12-16Seed· $18M
2025-12-16Debt Financing· $6M
2025-08-18Undisclosed· $18.05M
Leadership Team
Jonathan Criss
Founder / CEO
Andrew Harner
Co-Founder / COO
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