As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you'll design mechanical assemblies, integrate systems, and refine products for efficient housing delivery, working cross-functionally.
We're on a mission...
Across the country, the cost and time required to deliver housing have drifted far beyond what most people can afford. The problem isn’t demand—it’s how housing is designed and built. One-off projects, fragmented teams, and outdated construction methods make it slow, expensive, and unpredictable to deliver homes at scale.
Vessel exists to change that.
We build housing as a product: a repeatable, factory-built multi-family system that integrates structure, mechanical systems, and smart-home technology into a single platform. By designing once and building many times, we reduce cost, compress timelines, and improve quality—making it possible to deliver high-quality housing faster and at a scale that actually addresses the housing crisis.
This work happens in-house. Product, engineering, manufacturing, and software teams work side by side to continuously refine a housing system that must meet code across jurisdictions, install efficiently in the field, and perform reliably for decades.
As a Mechanical Design Engineer, you will help turn this mission into physical reality. Your work will define how our housing system is assembled, installed, and scaled—directly impacting cost, speed, and long-term durability across thousands of homes.
Who you are....
- You are an engineer who wants to work on something that matters at scale.
- You’ve spent a few years inside a product development organization, working shoulder to shoulder with designers, engineers, and manufacturing teams. You’ve seen how small mechanical decisions ripple into cost, quality, and install time—and you care about getting those decisions right.
- You’re energized by clarity. You like turning intent into geometry, ambiguity into drawings, and complex systems into parts that fit together cleanly. You sweat interfaces and tolerances not because someone tells you to, but because you know that’s where products succeed or fail.
- You’re not looking to hand work off and move on. You want to own a product, refine it, and see it built again and again in the real world.
What you'll do....
- You will take system-level product decisions and make them real.
- You’ll design mechanical assemblies and components that integrate seamlessly with architecture, building systems, and smart-home technology. You’ll define how parts connect, how they’re manufactured, and how they’re installed—so the product scales without surprises.
- You’ll work closely with Systems Integration, Architecture, Industrial Design, Software, and Operations to resolve constraints early, before they reach the factory or the field. You’ll produce drawings and documentation that eliminate ambiguity and enable teams to build quickly and correctly.
- Over time, you’ll help refine the housing platform itself—learning from production and field feedback, improving designs, and raising the quality bar with every iteration.
- Your work will directly affect how quickly, affordably, and reliably homes can be delivered at scale.
Qualifications....
- 2–3 years of full-time experience working as a mechanical design engineer or mechanical designer.
- Experience developing physical products in-house at a product company, startup, or manufacturer.
- This role is not intended for candidates whose experience is primarily in A/E consulting, contract services, or project-by-project design firms.
- Strong proficiency in 3D CAD (SOLIDWORKS or equivalent), including part design, assemblies, and detailed drawings.
- Demonstrated experience taking designs from concept through production and into real-world builds.
- Practical understanding of mechanical interfaces, tolerances, fasteners, and common fabrication methods.
- Ability to produce clear, unambiguous drawings that manufacturing and field teams can build from without interpretation.
- Comfort working cross-functionally with design, engineering, and operations partners.
- Authorized to work full-time in the United States.
Why Join Vessel?
At Vessel Technologies, we are committed to delivering innovative solutions that improve lives and communities seeking modern, sustainable, and affordable housing. Joining our Design and Engineering team means contributing to meaningful projects within a supportive, collaborative, and forward-thinking environment. We value proactive, organized, problem-solving mindsets, and teamwork, and we provide opportunities for professional growth and development.
Top Skills
3D Cad
Solidworks
Vessel Technologies New York, New York, USA Office
46 W 55th St, New York, New York, United States, 10019
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