Senior Mechanical Engineer (Medical)
Company websitemidjourney.com (Midjourney, opens in new tab)
Base salary $185K to $193K
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Francisco, CA
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- LocationSan Francisco, CA
- WorkplaceOn-site
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (1 h ago) · observed since
About this job
What you'll do
We're looking for a Senior Mechanical Engineer for Midjourney Medical — from precision electromechanical assemblies up to the large-scale structures and mechanisms that hold everything together and make it move. This role spans the full range of scale: one week you might be refining a compact transducer mount, the next you're architecting a structural frame or designing the motion system that positions hardware within it.
This is a hands-on role on a small cross-functional team. You'll take problems from whiteboard sketch to working hardware yourself — designing in CAD, prototyping in the shop, testing, iterating, and integrating with research teams, electrical and software engineers along the way. We move fast and expect you to drive your own work: identifying what needs to happen next, making sound engineering calls without waiting for permission, and shipping hardware that works.
Own parts of the mechanical systems end to end — structures, mechanisms, and electromechanical integration
Design large-scale structures: frames, weldments, enclosures, and support systems, with attention to stiffness, weight, manufacturability, and serviceability
Design mechanisms: linkages, motion stages, actuation systems for precise, reliable positioning and articulation
Integrate transducers, electronics, cabling, and thermal management into large physical systems
Perform engineering analysis (tolerance stack-ups, structural/FEA, mechanism kinematics) to de-risk designs before committing to hardware
Build and test relentlessly — 3D printing, rapid prototyping, and hands-on fabrication are core to how you'll validate designs
Select parts and materials for system-level integration, balancing performance, cost, and lead time
Drive projects independently from concept through validation, and collaborate closely with a small cross-disciplinary team to hit project goals
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
5+ years of experience designing and shipping electromechanical hardware
Demonstrated track record in mechanism design — you can point to mechanisms you've designed that work reliably in the real world
Experience designing larger-scale structures (frames, gantries, enclosures, or similar), not just component-level parts
Proficiency in CAD (we use OnShape) for design, optimization, and system integration
Strong rapid-prototyping experience — this is a must; you should be as comfortable in the shop as at your desk
Background in R&D environments where the problem isn't fully defined and the path forward is yours to figure out
Excellent creative problem-solving and analytical skills
Experience working closely with a small cross-disciplinary team
Source: Midjourney on Ashby · View original posting (opens in new tab)
Pay in context
This role's base floor ($185,000) is above 81% of the 2,097 Engineering (non-software) roles in California listed on this site; 8 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $146,200; the middle half runs from $124,000 to $174,000.
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 7, 2026.
This listingSenior Mechanical Engineer (Medical)$185K to $193K
Hardware Physicist$155K to $159K
Senior Cloud / Data Engineer (Data / Reconstruction / HIPAA)$215K to $222K
Physical Scientist / Test Engineer$146K to $154K
Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Clinical Team)$237K to $250K
Principal Electrical Engineer (Design Lead)$241K to $250K
Principal Software Engineer$268K to $279K
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| Senior Mechanical Engineer (Medical) (this listing) | $185K - $193K |
| Hardware Physicist | $155K - $159K |
| Senior Cloud / Data Engineer (Data / Reconstruction / HIPAA) | $215K - $222K |
| Physical Scientist / Test Engineer | $146K - $154K |
| Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Clinical Team) | $237K - $250K |
| Principal Electrical Engineer (Design Lead) | $241K - $250K |
| Principal Software Engineer | $268K - $279K |
Observed changes
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- First observed on the employer's board
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-08-24
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: San Francisco
USD 185,000 – 193,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary
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- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
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