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Mechanical Engineer

Nudge

Nudge

San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Aug 15, 2025

Location

San Francisco

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

On-site

Department

EngineeringHardware

About Nudge

At Nudge, our mission is to develop the best technology for interfacing with the brain to improve people's lives. We're starting with an approach that we believe can help the most people the fastest, and also allow us to learn as much about the brain as possible: developing a non-invasive, ultrasound-based device that can stimulate and image the brain at high resolution and depth. This is a vertically integrated effort building cutting-edge hardware, software, and research capabilities to create products that can benefit millions — and eventually billions — of people.

We’ve brought together a team of the best, who believe hard things are worth doing. To succeed, we need to assemble world-class teams across everything we do. We hire people who are exceptional at their craft, do the real work, and execute relentlessly — people who expect the highest levels of both rigor and integrity from each other.

About the role

As a mechanical engineer at Nudge, you will:

  • Design ultrasound transducer arrays, device enclosures, and fixtures

  • Develop precise, high throughput, reliable test systems

  • Engineer devices to be ergonomic and adaptable, while maximizing comfort and usability

  • Own designs from concept through prototyping to deployment in clinical trials

  • Work closely with electrical engineers, ultrasound engineers, and clinical operators

About you

We are looking for engineers of all levels, with a preference for at least 3 years of industry experience. Regardless of your career level, you should have:

  • Strong engineering / physics first principles

  • Exceptional proficiency in CAD

  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering, or similar engineering discipline

  • Demonstrated history of exceptional technical contribution