SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER – HAZARDOUS GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS READ CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING

SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER – HAZARDOUS GAS DETECTION SYSTEMS

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE APPLYING

Remote (North America strongly preferred)

Contract · High Accountability · Limited Supervision

Premium rates for proven experts only

DO NOT APPLY IF

- You have not shipped industrial hardware into production.

- You have never designed for hazardous or regulated environments.

- You require hand-holding, onboarding, or training.

- You confuse consumer hardware with safety-critical engineering.

- You lack documented experience with failures—and how you eliminated them.

If you proceed anyway, you will fail screening.

WHO WE ARE

We build world-class gas detection and life-safety instrumentation deployed in environments where design mistakes cause shutdowns, injuries, explosions, or litigation.

Our systems must survive:

- Explosive atmospheres

- Extreme temperatures

- Corrosive environments

- Long unattended operation

- Regulatory scrutiny

This role exists because mediocre engineers are too expensive.

ROLE MANDATE

You will oversee the mechanical integrity of gas detection systems from concept through certification and production.

You are expected to:

- Anticipate failures before testing

- Eliminate risks before certification

- Defend your designs under technical and regulatory interrogation

This is not collaboration theater.

This is ownership.

NON-NEGOTIABLE RESPONSIBILITIES

- Design explosion-resistant, environmentally sealed enclosures.

- Engineer flame paths, seals, fasteners, and interfaces for hazardous locations.

- Perform and interpret thermal, structural, and ingress simulations.

- Select materials based on chemistry, pressure, temperature, and lifecycle degradation.

- Create manufacturing-ready CAD with correct tolerances and GD&T.

- Drive DFM/DFA decisions without manufacturing babysitters.

- Oversee prototyping, validation, testing, and failure correction.

- Produce documentation that stands up in audits, certifications, and court.

ABSOLUTE REQUIREMENTS

If even one is missing, you will not pass.

- Degree in Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent pedigree).

- Proven work in regulated or safety-critical systems.

- Expert CAD proficiency (SolidWorks / Creo / CATIA).

- Deep understanding of sealing systems, fasteners, coatings, corrosion.

- Experience working directly with electronics, sensors, and PCBs.

- Ability to justify design decisions quantitatively—not verbally.

TOP 5% CANDIDATES WILL ALSO HAVE

- Real Class I Div 1 / Zone 0–1 design experience.

- Participation in ATEX / IECEx / UL certification cycles.

- FEA (ANSYS, Abaqus, COMSOL) used in production decisions—not resumes.

- Thermal design under sealed, passive-cooling constraints.

- Experience killing bad designs—early.

- COMPENSATION & TERMS

- Premium contract rates

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Submit only if qualified:

- Resume or CV

- Portfolio or proof of shipped hardware

- Written confirmation that you’ve designed for regulated or hazardous environments

Applicants skipping instructions are automatically rejected.

- Zero micromanagement

- Zero tolerance for mediocrity

- Long-term collaboration possible for exceptional performers

Pay: $250,000.00 per year

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Austin, TX 78748