3 months ago

Mechanical Engineer

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Job Summary

Mechanical Engineer on the Prufrock team designs and analyzes structures, fluid systems, and components for tunnel boring machines, owning hardware through the full product life cycle from concept to test. The role emphasizes ground-up physics, CAD/FEA-driven design, cross-discipline collaboration, and adherence to safety and regulatory standards, with opportunities to travel to job sites and work long hours as needed.

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades

Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

•Design various systems and sub-systems related to operations such as boring machine parts, support systems, support system equipment, passenger/construction vehicles and tunnel infrastructure.
•Employ competent use of judgment, hand calculations, FEA and CAD to develop and communicate designs.
•Adhere to the project schedule and ensure timely completion from conception to implementation.
•Communicate schedule to stakeholders and others with dependent systems, bringing attention to changes in schedule as they happen.
•Constantly evaluate how the system fits into the larger picture of a working operation. Ensure that design choices are in line with the top level needs with ample consideration of future developments.

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
•1+ years of experience in design, build and testing.
•Hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing - can be in a professional, academic or recreational setting.

Experience:1+ yearsMechanical engineeringTunnelingHeavy machinery

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Skills:TeamworkCommunicationAttention to detailProblem-solving

Tech Stack:SolidWorksFEACADMachine designMechatronicsFluid powerDynamics

Company Brief

The Boring Company

Builds underground tunneling infrastructure and related transportation systems to reduce urban congestion, offering technologies and services for tunnel boring, transportation pods, and infrastructure deployment.

Industry: Civil Engineering

Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)

Growth: Scaleup

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2016

Website LinkedIn

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The Boring Company

3 months ago

Mechanical Engineer

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Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 22 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: United States

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades

Seniority: Entry level

Key Responsibilities

•Design various systems and sub-systems related to operations such as boring machine parts, support systems, support system equipment, passenger/construction vehicles and tunnel infrastructure.
•Employ competent use of judgment, hand calculations, FEA and CAD to develop and communicate designs.
•Adhere to the project schedule and ensure timely completion from conception to implementation.
•Communicate schedule to stakeholders and others with dependent systems, bringing attention to changes in schedule as they happen.
•Constantly evaluate how the system fits into the larger picture of a working operation. Ensure that design choices are in line with the top level needs with ample consideration of future developments.

Travel: Low travel

Key Requirements

•Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
•1+ years of experience in design, build and testing.
•Hands-on hardware experience performing fabrication, assembly and/or testing - can be in a professional, academic or recreational setting.

Experience:1+ yearsMechanical engineeringTunnelingHeavy machinery

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Skills:TeamworkCommunicationAttention to detailProblem-solving

Tech Stack:SolidWorksFEACADMachine designMechatronicsFluid powerDynamics

Company Brief

The Boring Company

Industry: Civil Engineering

Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)

Growth: Scaleup

Headquarters: Hawthorne, United States

Founded: 2016

Website LinkedIn