# Senior Mechanical Engineer at Vital Lyfe

Senior Mechanical Engineer at Vital Lyfe in Los Angeles - Greater Area. On-site, full-time, paying $140k–$170k. Posted January 15, 2026.

- Company: Vital Lyfe
- Location: Los Angeles - Greater Area
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $140k–$170k
- Experience: 5+ years
- Posted: 2026-01-15
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/vital-lyfe/e9472a36-f439-48fc-a947-7831f414c9c5/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/senior-mechanical-engineer-vital-lyfe-jdv5s4

## Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

## Description

**About Vital Lyfe**
Vital Lyfe is a tech company redefining water autonomy through innovation, creating a new category of personal water making technology built to scale where infrastructure can’t.
**The Mission**
Own and build the core mechanical systems behind our product; pumps, valves, pressure vessels, and fluid-handling assemblies & take them from early concepts to production at scale. This is a hands on, high-ownership role for someone who wants to design, test, break, fix, and ship hardware.
**What You’ll Do**

- Own major mechanical subsystems from concept through production ramp and launch.

- Design, prototype, and validate pumps, valves, pressure vessels, and related mechanical components.

- Drive system-level tradeoffs across performance, reliability, manufacturability, and cost.

- Build and run test plans to validate performance across real-world environments and edge cases.

- Work closely with electrical, firmware, industrial design, and manufacturing to turn ideas into shipped product.

- Help design and improve manufacturing processes and production equipment, including fixtures, tooling, and automation concepts.

- Iterate fast; identify problems, propose solutions, and implement changes without heavy process overhead.

- Support supplier selection, part qualification, and production ramp.

- Mentor junior engineers as the team grows (without becoming detached from hands-on work).

**What We’re Looking For**

- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.

- **5+ years** of experience designing and shipping mechanical or electromechanical hardware.

- Strong CAD and FEA skills applied to real, production-intent designs.

- Experience taking products from prototype to manufacturing.

- Comfort working in ambiguity and making tradeoffs with incomplete information.

- Bias toward action, ownership, and practical engineering solutions.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Experience with consumer hardware or high-volume manufacturing.

- Background in pumps, valves, pressure systems, or fluid mechanics.

- Exposure to automation, manufacturing process development, or production equipment.

- Startup or early-stage company experience.

**Physical Job Requirements - Essential Functions**

- Hands on work on development hardware.

- Long periods of standing, crouching, walking.

- Lifting up to 50 lbs.

**Why Join Vital Lyfe?**

- Work on high-impact problems with global relevance

- Help scale breakthrough technology in water security and climate resilience

- Early ownership in a high growth, engineering led startup

- Join a tight knit, mission driven team in a fast-paced environment

- Build long term career equity as we grow

Location Requirement: Ability to work 100% onsite in Torrance, CA (remote or hybrid work will not be considered)

Vital Lyfe is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vital Lyfe is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.