Who We Are

Sauron protects your family and home, bringing the innovations of autonomous robots and self-driving cars to residential security. Our team is led by veteran entrepreneurs and roboticists, alumni of Zipline, Tesla, and The Boring Company. Sauron has raised an $18M seed round led by A* and Atomic with participation from other leading venture capital firms and angel investors, including 8VC and Flock Safety CEO Garret Langley.

The Role | Mechanical Engineer

We’re looking for a talented, all-around mechanical engineer who can help across multiple disciplines to define and shape our product.

The Ideal Candidate Is

• A self-described hacker who can build an MVP of almost anything by yourself, and loves working at the intersection of hardware and software.

• Unafraid to dig into any engineering area required to bring a prototype online, including networking, firmware debugging, testing, and working with COTS hardware to integrate into a complex system.

• Passionate about customer-facing products, refining and validating product requirements, and design for manufacturing.
  

You Will Contribute By

• Participating in COTS hardware bring-up and integration of hardware and software systems.

• Iterating on prototypes and proof-of-concept sensor pods and mounts, deterrence mechanisms and other custom hardware to help shape the final product.

• Designing product hardware for installation in customer’s homes based on initial prototyping.

• Jumping in to help solve hardware challenges at every stage, from early prototyping and demos, to initial customer deployments, to large-scale manufacture and install.

Your Background Includes

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

• 1-2 years of professional experience, or lead-level participation in undergraduate Formula SAE/Solar Car/Baja or similar

• Proficiency with 3D CAD, FEA, and common prototyping and design tools such as Solidworks/NX/CATIA and ANSYS or similar FEA software.

• Hands-on experience with design, assembly and testing of hardware and mechanical systems.

Nice to Haves (familiarity with/desire to learn):

• Experience with IP camera setup (networking and configuration).

• Internship or other professional experience in prototyping.