# Senior/Principal Mechanical Engineer at Torus

- Company: Torus
- What the company does: About Torus Torus is headquartered in Utah and is expanding manufacturing at our 545,000-square-foot facility in Salt Lake City called GigaOne. Backed by Y Combinator and Alchemist.
- Company website: https://www.usetorus.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $100K to $145K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://ats.rippling.com/torus/jobs/a77b5d64-d50c-4d37-bb8a-a64ab271401f
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/torus-senior-principal-mechanical-engineer/

## About the role

At Torus, we're building the world's first mesh energy infrastructure, systems that protect communities, reduce costs, and strengthen the grid for decades to come. As a Senior or Principal Mechanical Engineer , you'll own the design, validation, and productization of the sub-systems that make resilient, scalable energy storage possible, whether that's battery-based, flywheel-based, or the integration points between them.

## What they're looking for

- You move with urgency and hold the line on quality. You hold speed and quality to the same standard. Both are requirements, not trade-offs. You've internalized “do it nice or do it twice” and it shows in how you work
- You communicate directly and without burying the lead. Whether you're presenting a trade study, flagging a risk, or pushing back on a spec, you lead with the answer and bring the data to back it up
- You build trust through transparency. You give feedback directly and privately when it matters, celebrate teammates openly, and assume positive intent when things get hard
- You take full ownership and bring others along. At a senior or principal level, you don't just execute, you lead technical direction, mentor less experienced engineers, and make the team around you faster and sharper
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in mechanical design, analysis, testing, and manufacturing, with demonstrated ownership and execution across the full product lifecycle

Tags: Mechanical Engineering