Voyant Photonics
Mechanical Design Engineer, Frontier AI Hardware
$120K–$170K
New York Office (HQ) · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 22, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 4+ years of mechanical design experience for precision hardware products.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- Visa sponsorship
About the job
Designs, documents, and releases mechanical hardware and production tooling for LiDAR sensors, supporting optical alignment, assembly, and manufacturing.
What you'll do
- Design mechanical components, housings, assemblies, and tooling; create manufacturing-ready drawings and perform tolerance stack-up analyses.
- Support optical alignment and assembly processes, and manage engineering changes, documentation, and BOMs.
- Collaborate with suppliers and cross-functional teams to improve manufacturability, cost, quality, and production readiness.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent practical experience.
- Minimum of 4+ years of mechanical design experience for precision hardware products.
- Strong proficiency in SolidWorks, including assemblies, detailed part modeling, and drawings.
- Working knowledge of GD&T and experience with worst-case and statistical tolerance stack-up analysis and tool/fixture design.
Nice to have
- Precision optomechanical design experience, such as lens mounting and adhesive bonding.
- Thermal analysis or structural FEA experience, or hands-on machining, assembly, or test experience.
Pay
$120K – $170K USD base salary
Tools
SolidWorks, GD&T, ASME Y14.5
AI focus
Designs mechanical hardware for LiDAR sensing products and optical circuit switches for AI data centers; the role’s stated work focuses on LiDAR products, not AI development.
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