Senior Mechanical Engineer

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About ZELP

ZELP is an agricultural technology company committed to creating a sustainable future for agriculture - one that meets the needs of present and future generations, promoting human and environmental health, animal welfare, and social and economic equity.

We are currently developing a suite of technologies to mitigate and measure cattle methane emissions, which are responsible for almost 10% of the total greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. The deployment of our technologies on a global scale has the potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to eliminating emissions from all forms of transportation combined, and to greatly transform the beef and dairy industries.

Role Summary

As Senior Mechanical Engineer within ZELP, you will provide instrumental engineering input, and play a fundamental role in the development of ZELP's technologies .

Main Responsibilities

• Concepting and ideation
• Supporting key design decision making alongside other senior and lead engineers
• Providing quality drawings and CAD for prototyping and fabrication of parts
• Hands-on prototyping and building of test samples
• Producing and maintaining thorough and accurate design project documentation
• Preparing, testing, and monitoring the progress of trials so that all failures to meet requirements are corrected in a timely manner and communicated effectively to the team
• Implementing design changes that are evaluated for feasibility, cost, and timing and implemented with care and thoroughness
• Supporting other departments (Hardware, Software, Animal Science) with problem-solving and other project activities

Requirements

Proven experience with:

• New product/technology concept development
• 3D CAD (Solidworks, OnShape)
• 2D drawings and concepting
• Tolerance stacks
• DFM
• Manufacturing methods (3D printing, CNC'ing, vacuum casting, etc.)

Has had exposure to:

• Hands-on testing
• Managing external suppliers
• Manufacturing at high volume / production lines
• Product data management / Engineering changes
• CAD Surfacing / Assemblies

Nice to have experience in:

• Gas sensing and sensor housing
• Thermal engineering design / Heat management
• Fluidics / pneumatic systems / valves
• Farm / Agriculture experience

Benefits

• Flexible working with core hours between 10am and 4pm
• Flexible Work From Home days (depending on the role)
• Access to the founders
• Free Yoga sessions once a month
• Help yourself to drinks, fruit, breakfast and snacks every day
• Office ping pong table
• Regular social events
• Office dogs