# Senior Mechanical Engineer - Recreational

**Company**: Arc
**Location**: Torrance, CA
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $150,000 - $185,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3601127

**Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/arcboatcompany/jobs/5439232008?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_99ffb8dd-85e

## Description

Arc is on a mission to electrify the marine industry, rethinking powertrains, software, and vessel designs from first principles.

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our team. You will own major boat systems from specification through design, prototyping, validation, and high-volume manufacturing. You will report to the Lead Mechanical Engineer and work closely with a lean, high-trust team.

Responsibilities:

- Own major boat systems from specification through design, prototyping, validation, and high-volume manufacturing

- Design and release hardware across the full boat, including composite structures, interiors & mechanisms, and marine systems

- Define system requirements and lead design reviews, making tradeoffs across performance, weight, cost, and manufacturability

- Lead prototyping through on-water testing, root-causing failures, and driving fixes into production

- Integrate with battery, powertrain, electrical, and controls teams on packaging and interfaces

- Partner with industrial design, suppliers, and manufacturing on DFM and next-generation products

- Mentor engineers and set the technical bar for the team

- Work hands-on in production or travel to suppliers when needed

Minimum Qualifications:

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related Engineering field

- 5+ years of industry experience, including taking hardware from concept through production

- Expert in CAD (NX preferred, CATIA, or SolidWorks) with strong command of PLM systems (Teamcenter preferred)

- Experience working with composite structures

- Strong engineering fundamentals with hands-on use of hand calcs and FEA to validate designs

- Proven design for manufacturing experience releasing parts to suppliers

- Hands-on experience in fabrication, assembly, and testing

- Ability to lead technical decisions and defend them with data

- Clear written and verbal communication, with strong prioritization at a fast but sustainable pace

Bonus Qualifications:

- Marine, automotive, aerospace, or EV hardware experience (marine preferred)

- Fiberglass part infusion or open molding experience

- Tooling design experience

- Soft goods experience

- Have worked alongside industrial design teams with Class A surfaces

- Familiarity with ABYC standards

- Engineering leadership or mentorship experience

- Enthusiasm for boating and the water

What we offer:

- Base salary: $150,000 (P3), $185,000 (P4)

- Highly competitive equity grants

- Semi-annual bonuses tied to your impact

- Top-tier benefits, including healthcare, parental leave, time off, income protection, retirement savings, and more

- $500 water fund, professional development reimbursement, safety support, captain training, and office perks

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- CAD
- PLM systems
- composite structures
- design for manufacturing
- fabrication
- assembly
- testing

### Nice to have
- marine
- automotive
- aerospace
- EV hardware
- fiberglass part infusion
- tooling design
- soft goods
- industrial design
- Class A surfaces
- ABYC standards

---

Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/arcboatcompany/jobs/5439232008?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)