Senior Mechanical Engineer

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Who is Bird

At Bird, we’re on a mission to make cities more livable by reducing traffic and carbon emissions with an affordable, convenient, and eco-friendly transportation option. We planted roots in Los Angeles, California. Now, our fleet of electric scooters is available to riders in cities around the world for short trips or the “last mile” of their journey. In our first year, Bird launched in over 100 cities and provided over 10 million rides. And we’re only just getting started.

The Vehicle Engineering team at bird is responsible for development of all vehicle components from concept to production. As a Mechanical Engineer, you’ll have mechanical design responsibility to help develop Bird scooters and provide engineering input and solutions to address issues with the current fleet and develop key brand differentiators.

What You'll Do

  • Perform design engineering and release of vehicle components, develop load cases, and validation testing proposal.
  • Develop design models and engineering drawings for new products and leverage team resources to complete vehicle design.
  • FEA - develop load cases to model and to be used as test cases to correlate.
  • Work cross functionally with Electrical Engineers, Validation Engineers, and Manufacturing to develop a cleanly integrated product.

What You'll Need

  • Understanding of construction methods and tooling options as it relates to volume of productionSolid CAD skills (Solidworks or NX)
  • Experience with product development from concept to validation and deployment.
  • Product development with a focus on ease of manufacturing and cost optimization.
  • History of making design decisions based on experience and FMEA understandings.
  • Strong experience of design verification using FEA and motion studies.
  • Knowledge of automotive industry standards such as SAE, ISO, UL, and GB/T.
  • Practical working experience with Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
  • Experience working with suppliers
  • Proficient with basic Microsoft office tools (word, excel, PowerPoint).
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • Minimum 4 years of mechanical design experience
  • Ability to think outside the box and find creative solutions.
  • Strong understanding of vehicle systems and their interactions
  • A creative curiosity, collaborative ethic, hardworking enthusiasm, and driving personal vision
  • Excellent communication skills and team-working tendencies
  • Multi-tasking and self-starting.

Culture at Bird

We're an ambitious, smart, and open-minded group. Our employees are passionate about our mission, and eager to complete their work at the highest level. The office itself is up tempo and supportive, because we care about each other. People first, people.

Perks up

We want people to succeed at Bird, so we give our teams plenty of time off to relax and recharge. We also offer a generous employer-paid healthcare coverage, on-demand doctor visits, childcare support, a pre-tax commuter account for mass transit or parking, a wellness stipend, and more.

Bird is the world

Bird stands for a culture of inclusion. We celebrate different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives —encouraging everyone to bring their authentic selves to work. We have a diverse environment that empowers our team to feel comfortable when they voice their opinions. For these reasons and more Bird is a proud equal employment opportunity employer. We welcome everyone regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or genetics, and we are dedicated to providing an inclusive, open, and diverse work environment.

Sound like a place you’d like to work? Sweet. Let’s chat.

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