Mechanical Engineer

Our Mission  

SPAN develops products that accelerate the rapid adoption of renewable energy in the home. The flagship SPAN Smart Panel is the first true evolution for the traditional home electric panel, harnessing enhanced technology for metering, monitoring, and control. An expanded product suite of intelligent, integrated solutions radically lowers the cost and complexity of energy upgrades–including solar, batteries and EVs–empowering homeowners to be active, resilient and informed players in the energy market. 

The Role

The Span engineering team is made of experienced, passionate people with expertise in electronics, mechanical design, energy systems, and embedded software. We are seeking a passionate mechanical engineer to join the hardware development team of SPAN. As a mechanical engineer, you will rely on your past experience in mechanical design and manufacturing processes to assist Span’s hardware design, testing, and manufacturing efforts.

 In this role, you will:

• Model and design components using a variety of materials (plastic, metal, and glass).

• Collaborate with internal and external teams.

• Build prototype components and assemblies.

• Develop and perform tests related to compliance, environmental, and reliability.

• Create detailed 2D drawings using GD&T when applicable.

• Work with contract manufacturers to have parts made to specification, to improve quality and yield.

• Analyze design for tolerance stack up, manufacturing, assembly, and service to improve designs.

• Perform mechanical analysis including finite element, thermal, failure mode, and root cause.

• Design testing and manufacturing fixtures.

About You

Required Qualifications

We are seeking a mechanical engineer who:

• Holds a BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering.

• Hands-on approach whether it be building a prototype or performing testing.

• Experience working on projects with diverse teams under tight timelines.

• Proficient in 3D CAD, 2D detailed drawings.

• Enjoys developing complex products and taking them from prototype to volume production.

• Is passionate about renewable energy and energy storage.

Bonus Qualifications

We would love to hire someone who has:

• Demonstrated success working in a cross disciplinary, multi-cultural environment.

• Knowledge of national and international safety and regulatory requirements such as UL, National Electric Code(NEC), IEC, and ISO.

• Design experience with products that connect to the electrical grid, NEMA 3R enclosures, and/or complex thermal requirements.

• Broad experience designing parts for various part fabrication techniques machining, sheet metal forming, stamping, plastic forming, and injection molding.

• Experience with development of performance validation, environmental testing, and reliability testing.

• Experience with analysis of test results including statistical analysis techniques.

• Deploying test machines in a large scale manufacturing environment with ability to develop rapid methods for scaling and duplication of test equipment.

• 2-3 years experience developing products from initial concepts to mass production.

Life at Span

SPAN embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. 

Headquartered in San Francisco’s vibrant SoMa neighborhood, we are an eclectic group of creative thinkers who value open communication, teamwork, and a ‘make it happen’ approach to addressing complex challenges. 

Our CEO, Arch Rao⁠—former head of the Tesla Powerwall team⁠—fosters an energetic and collaborative environment, with a strong emphasis on maintaining work-life-balance across the organization.

We’re hiring talented individuals who are driven by success and are passionate about shaping the future of renewable energy. If that sounds like you, we’d love for you to consider joining the rapidly growing team at SPAN.

The Perks:

⚡ Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company

⚡ Comprehensive benefits (including medical; dental, vision, life and disability insurance)

⚡ Comfortable, sunny office space located near BART and Caltrain public transit

⚡ Strong focus on teambuilding and company culture (events, meet-ups, clubs)

⚡ Flexible hours and unlimited PTO

Our Mission & Values:

At SPAN, we believe that powering your home with clean energy should be a simple and delightful experience that is at its essence human-centered and technology-forward.

Our core values include:

• Making home energy more accessible, intuitive, and convenient.

• Enabling homes and vehicles to be powered by the sun.

• Building resilient homes with reliable power.

• All-electric everything.

• A more flexible & distributed grid.

Interested in joining our team? Submit an application today and we’ll be in touch with next steps!