Principal Mechanical Engineer

Onto

$144K — $216K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
  • 7+ years of engineering experience
  • 3+ years in a leadership role
  • Expertise in advanced sensors, optics, precision motion stages, and lasers
  • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of hardware engineers
  • Define the technical direction for hardware subsystems
  • Own hardware R&D from concept to production
  • Collaborate with Systems, Software, Optics, and Manufacturing teams
  • Implement best practices for hardware design and manufacturing
  • Conduct root-cause analysis for hardware failures and support customer escalations.

Benefits

  • Annual bonus opportunities
  • Potential long-term incentives tied to company and individual performance.
Full Job Description
Job Summary & Responsibilities

  • Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary team of hardware engineers, fostering a culture of technical growth, innovation, and accountability.
  • Technical Vision: Define the technical direction and roadmap for critical hardware subsystems, such as image sensors, high-power lasers, precision motion stages.
  • Product Lifecycle Management: Own hardware R&D programs from concept through prototype testing to final production release.
  • Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Systems, Software, Optics, and Manufacturing teams to ensure seamless integration and solve complex system-level challenges.
  • Process Improvement: Identify and implement best practices for hardware design, testing, and manufacturing to enhance product quality and engineering efficiency.
  • Problem Solving: Lead root-cause analysis for complex hardware failures and support customer escalations with technical expertise.


Qualifications
  • Education: Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical engineering
  • Experience: Typically requires 7+ years of engineering experience with at least 3+ years in a leadership or people management capacity.
  • Technical Proficiency: Subject matter expertise in areas relevant to Onto's core business, such as advanced sensors, optics, precision motion stages, lasers.
  • Leadership Skills: Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent projects, drive execution against milestones, and manage global stakeholders


Compensation & Growth
• Base Salary Range:
$144,000.00 - $216,000.00, offered in good faith and based on experience, location, and qualifications.

  • Additional Rewards: Annual bonus opportunities and potential long-term incentives tied to both company and individual success.

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