Mechanical Engineer

About the Company

Human Archive is a research lab backed by Y Combinator focused on modeling human embodied intelligence. Founded by Stanford and UC Berkeley researchers, we build custom hardware products to recover human embodied intelligence as a learned model.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical architecture including chassis design, packaging, and weight distribution
• Design optical mount and alignment systems for multi-camera arrays
• Manage power and battery packaging, including enclosures and cable routing
• Implement thermal management solutions for tight wearable form factors
• Execute DFM and manufacturing handoff for CNC, injection molding, and sheet metal
• Develop production drawings, GD&T, and fixture designs

Requirements

• Hands-on mechanical CAD experience (SolidWorks, NX, Creo, or Fusion 360)
• Experience shipping consumer or wearable hardware to real users
• DFM fluency across CNC, injection molding, and sheet metal
• Proficiency in tolerance stack-up and GD&T for precision optical systems
• Experience with structural and thermal FEA

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in head-worn or body-worn products (AR/VR, smart eyewear)
• Experience with composite chassis design
• Expertise in multi-camera optical alignment
• Experience working with Asian ODMs and tooling shops
• Background in research-grade capture systems or medical wearables