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About the role
We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our hardware team. Reporting to our Head of Hardware, you will own mechanical design from early prototypes through high-volume production, covering the hearing aid itself and everything it takes to build and test it. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience, with products designed and launched into volume production
- Experience designing small, high-precision electromechanical assemblies. Hearing aids, earbuds, wearables, or similarly miniaturized consumer or medical devices are strongly preferred
- Deep expertise in injection molding and micro-injection molding, plus hands-on experience with MIM, cosmetic finishes, and painted parts
- Strong tolerance analysis and GD&T skills
- Proven experience working directly with overseas vendors and contract manufacturers in Asia, including on-site factory work, tooling trials, and supplier management
- Experience designing fixtures, jigs, and test equipment for assembly and validation
More about this role
Fortell is designing better hearing aids for life as it’s meant to be heard. Traditional hearing aids make everything louder, but they don’t do enough to help the brain separate conversation from noise. Fortell uses a custom AI chip to separate speech from noise in real time, amplifying the important speech and attenuating the noise.
We are looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join our hardware team. Reporting to our Head of Hardware, you will own mechanical design from early prototypes through high-volume production, covering the hearing aid itself and everything it takes to build and test it.
You’ve designed and launched small, tightly packaged electromechanical products built from high-precision molded and machined parts with cosmetic finishes. You’ve spent time on the factory floor at overseas vendors, you know how to work with suppliers in Asia to get parts right, and you’ve shipped products at volume. You’re as comfortable 3D printing a prototype overnight as you are working through a tolerance stack-up for a production tool. You also move fast. We need mechanical engineers who are creative problem-solvers committed to making sure mechanical is never the long pole in...
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