Director, Mechanical Engineering - Vessel Technologies : Job Details

Reinvent housing. Transform lives. Design a new class of product.

At Vessel, we're not tweaking the edges of an old system—we're building a new one from the ground up. We're creating a new generation of housing products: designed with elegance, built for speed, and engineered to improve life for thousands.

As our Director of Mechanical Engineering, you won't be refining a part—you'll be defining a product. You'll lead the mechanical vision for how our homes are formed, connected, shipped, and assembled. You'll build the hardware of a new kind of housing system—something closer to a product than a project, closer to an iPhone than an apartment.

This is a role for someone who wants to build something that matters, and engineer at the scale of impact.

What You'll Do

• Lead the mechanical design and development of Vessel's housing product—from structural frames to exterior enclosures, fastening systems to finishing details.
• Architect a platform that's easy to manufacture, ship, and install, while being durable, elegant, and high-performance.
• Create a product that meets the standards of the best consumer hardware—but at the scale of neighborhoods.
• Own the hardware systems roadmap, balancing performance, beauty, cost, and speed-to-market.
• Collaborate deeply across architecture, software, electrical, and manufacturing to deliver seamless, scalable design.
• Build and lead a world-class team of mechanical engineers, and grow them into the defining force behind a revolutionary product line.

Who You Are

• A product-minded mechanical engineer with 10+ years of experience shipping real things into the world—devices, vehicles, robotics, or next-gen systems.
• Mastery of materials, structural design, connection strategies, DfMA principles, and real-world performance tradeoffs.
• Obsessed with simplicity, quality, and speed—you believe the best designs are the ones that disappear.
• Comfortable across concept, CAD, testing, tooling, manufacturing, and field deployment. You can sketch it, design it, prototype it, and make it real.
• A team builder, cross-functional collaborator, and mission-driven thinker.
• Motivated not just by what's cool to build—but by what matters.

$200,000 - $250,000 a yearAt Vessel, we believe that those who help build the future should share in the value they create. In addition to a competitive base salary, this role includes:Equity Ownership – You'll receive a meaningful equity grant, giving you real stake in the success of Vessel and alignment with our long-term mission.Performance Bonus – An annual bonus opportunity tied to personal and company performance, recognizing both impact and leadership.Comprehensive Benefits – Including health, dental, and vision coverage, generous PTO, and access to wellness and professional development resources.Relocation Support (if applicable) – For candidates joining us in NYC, we provide relocation assistance to make the move seamless.Mission-Driven Culture – You'll join a team of builders and visionaries committed not just to great products, but to meaningful societal impact.We're not just offering a job—we're offering the chance to be part of a generational company, to build something that matters, and to grow with it.

Why Vessel

We are building homes like no one has built them before—beautiful, affordable, precision-engineered, and scalable. At Vessel, you'll help launch a product that gives people more than shelter: it gives them dignity, stability, and a future.

If you've ever wanted to change the world with your tools, this is your moment.

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