Mechanical Engineer II

This role is located onsite in our Boulder design facility.

About Emporia
Emporia is accelerating the energy transition by helping small commercial and residential consumers save up to 50% on their utility bills.  We combine automated energy management tools, real-time 24/7 energy monitoring with Utility rate schedules and wholesale energy prices to give our customers true insight into how they are using and spending money on energy.  Our Smart Outlets, EV chargers, home batteries and cloud integrations to a third party smart home device, thermostat and smart appliances allow us to reduce pollution, shift usage to less expensive times and save our customers money.  

Our Mission
We help people use energy smarter, save money, and improve the world—guided by four pillars:

• Customer Satisfaction: We listen to our customers and build products that elevate their lives.
• Optimization: We refine processes to offer the highest-quality products at the best value.
• Innovation: We continuously evolve through technology, ingenuity, and common sense.
• Making the World Better: We develop home electrification solutions that solve real problems and improve lives.

Job Description 
At Emporia, hardware products are the tip of the spear - attracting customers, fueling data analytics, and enabling demand response through integration with Emporia’s energy management platform. We provide our customers with reliable, high value-added products at industry-leading pricing.

We are looking for a mid-level mechanical engineer or industrial designer to join our team. This role will be primarily focused on injection molded components for our various product lines but not limited to those roles. Experience with indoor and outdoor rated products is desired but not required. The role will be wide ranging from product conception through the entire development process up to mass manufacturing. 

What Success Looks like

• Consistently hit product development milestones
• Demonstrate technical creativity
• Directly contribute to Emporia's energy transition mission
• Show initiative and adaptability in a fast-paced environment 

Key Metrics 

• Speed and quality of design iterations
• Effectiveness of cross-functional collaboration
• Innovative problem-solving
• Technical skill development 

Required Qualifications & Skills 

• BS Mechanical Engineering or BS Industrial Design
• 4-6 years professional experience
• 4-6 years Fusion 360 or SolidWorks experience
• FEA experience with a focus on injection molding simulation
• Experience with consumer product design and high volume production
• Manufacturing experience both in-house and with contract manufacturing
• Exposure to PLM & PDM systems
• Understanding of GD&T
• 3-5 years injection molding experience with a variety of plastic types
• Hands on experience building prototypes, and using shop tools 

Preferred Qualifications 

• CNC machining experience
• Launching commercial products
• Familiar with rapid prototyping like 3D printing, quick turn sample verification 
• Sheet metal design experience  

What We Offer

• 💰 Compensation: $80k-125k + Options
• 📈 Career Growth: Be part of a fast-growing company at the forefront of home energy innovation
• 🏥 Benefits: medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), employee stock option program, paid holidays plus unlimited PTO, discounts on Emporia products and partner offerings