# Senior Mechanical Engineer - Company: [Vital Lyfe]() - Location: Los Angeles - Greater Area - Team: Engineering - Employment type: Full Time - Salary: $140K – $170K - Posted: January 15, 2026 ## Job 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. ## Apply [Apply on Vital Lyfe]() Canonical job page: