Toast · 4 days ago
Senior Mechanical Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$113K/yr - $181K/yr
10+ years expToast creates technology to help restaurants and local businesses succeed in a digital world. As a Senior Mechanical Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, analysis, and prototyping of new products, ensuring their testing and validation for launch, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional POS hardware solutions.
DeliveryPoint of SaleSaaS
Responsibilities
Design and create the mechanical elements of POS devices and their subsystems. drawing on knowledge and experience from the development of payment devices
Create part designs and mechanical systems, guiding them from initial concept through to production with full ownership per product engineering development team
Formulate test plans and product specification documents for both internal evaluations and external clients
Work in collaboration with a cross-functional team to produce devices of exceptional quality
Gain an understanding of the restaurant environment and design products that can withstand it
Identify the root causes of various issues (design, manufacturability, production) to enhance designs and ensure successful mass production of products
Design with considerations for functionality, reliability, human factors, manufacturability, and aesthetic requirements
Address reliability failure and quality concerns related to products currently in use by Toast customers in the field
Leverage cutting edge AI tools to enhance your development workflow, improve velocity, and help pioneer new approaches to building - contributing to a culture of innovation and productivity across the team
Qualification
Required
Proven ability to collaborate effectively with hardware, mechanical engineers, project teams, industrial designers and electrical engineers
At least 10 years of pertinent work experience in the design of consumer, enterprise, and/or handheld products
Proficient in CAD tools, including CREO, Windchill, and PDM processes
Demonstrated expertise in defining and interpreting Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for compliant mechanisms, along with proficiency in GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing) and related industry concepts. Proven application of statistical tolerance analyses and various design analysis methodologies
Experience in mechanical design and manufacturing processes utilizing plastic, glass, rubber, metal, PCB/FPCB, soft goods, and opto-electronic physical designs utilized in electronic products
Familiar with decorating technologies such as painting, anodization, plating, printing, and coatings
Experienced in part/tool qualification for manufacturing readiness
Practical, hands-on troubleshooting experience (including root cause analysis, 8D reports, corrective actions, etc.)
Experience in supporting overseas manufacturing builds, requiring up to 25% of business trips both domestically and internationally (to assist with manufacturing and quality assurance during product launches; opportunities to visit global manufacturing sites and contract manufacturing partners' factories)
Experience in launching new products to market (to monitor engineering timelines and deliverables, utilizing global engineering resources to enhance efficiency and reduce time-to-market)
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across teams with a strong emphasis on teamwork (to foster relationships with leadership, cross-functional team members, and peers through team-building activities and growth opportunities, operating as One Team)
A Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering
Preferred
Delivered numerous products by different development models, such as Internal Development process, JDM, OEM and ODM Product Development processes
Familiarity with PCI compliance
Understanding of the Point of Sale (POS) industry
Proficient in Android-based devices
Expertise in materials, including characteristics of plastic resins in relation to part-level quality
Design experience with mechanisms, such as hinges
Experience in sustaining engineering roles for products utilized by customers in the field
Knowledgeable in Six Sigma quality development tools and principles, including Design of Experiments (DOE) and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Benefits
Competitive compensation and benefits programs
Cash compensation (overtime, bonus/commissions, if eligible)
Benefits
Equity (if eligible)
Company
Toast
Toast is a point-of-sale and restaurant management platform designed for businesses in the food service and hospitality industry.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$961.95MKey Investors
12 West CapitalT. Rowe PriceBessemer Venture Partners
2021-09-22IPO
2020-11-23Secondary Market· $60M
2020-02-14Series F· $400M
Leadership Team
Aman Narang
CEO and Co-Founder
Steve Fredette
Co-founder and President
Recent News
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