Mechanical Design Engineer (m / f / d)

⏱ Full Time

📍 Based in Germany (ideal in Berlin or Dortmund)

🏠 Offices in Dortmund and Berlin       

🚗 Available to travel frequently to suppliers    

🙌 All Genders

🌐 English & German

🗓️ Start: asap

HEY 👋

Want to bring bace’s future products to life—literally? As our Mechanical Design Engineer, you’ll own product development for entire products!

About bace

We’re rethinking urban logistics from the ground up with our smart, modular hub systems that make last-mile delivery greener, simpler, and smarter. After proving our concept with real-world deployments, we’re scaling—and we need your installation skills to make that happen.

Here’s a snapshot of our recent milestones:

✅ €3M+ funding secured & backed by strategic investors (including key players from retail & logistics)

🤝 Successfully tested our first hub in front of the BVB Stadium over 10 months in 23/24

🚀 Launched into Market in October - starting in Dortmund and expanding quickly

🔗 Exclusive partnership with logistic partners to launch One Delivery - a game-changer in bundled last-mile deliveries

🏙️ Real-world impact because our hubs aren’t just empty boxes - they revolutionize last-mile logistics with a seamless user experience, consolidating deliveries to reduce traffic, cut emissions, and create greener, more livable cities

This is your chance to be part of a startup that’s moving fast, scaling smart, and transforming urban logistics from the ground up. Join us! 🚀

Responsibilities & Tasks as our mechanical design engineer

As our mechanical design engineer, you will manage the delivery and engineering of entire products. You will be the principle knowledge holder for the mechanical assembly. This will take you from initial designs, prototyping and testing right through to manufacture.

What You’ll Do

• Own mechanical design of components and assemblies - from concept to production release

• Rapidly prototype and iterate on designs using in-house and external fabrication resources

• Develop mechanical systems optimised for assembly, manufacturability, reliability and user experience

• Perform tolerance analyses, material selection, and design verification

• Create and manage detailed BOMs throughout development

• Work directly with suppliers: prepare RFIs and RFQs, review DFM feedback, and validate samples

• Manage engineering development and testing of prototypes and pre-production builds

• Collaborate with electrical, software, and industrial design teams to create beautiful, cost-effective solutions that prioritise user experience

• Manage timelines for product development & manufacturing supply chain

• Drive hands-on problem solving and continuous improvement across design and production

Fact: We need your skills 🤯

What You Bring

• 2+ years experience in mechanical design, ideally in consumer hardware or product development

• Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks, Fusion 360, or equivalent) and drawing release best practices

• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFM/DFA) principles

• Experience with rapid prototyping techniques (3D printing, CNC, sheet metal, etc.)

• Familiarity with supplier engagement (RFIs, RFQs, prototype reviews, etc.)

• Solid grasp of mechanical testing, validation, and tolerance analysis in a startup environment

• Experience managing BOMs and documentation throughout the product lifecycle

• Hands-on builder with a strong curiosity and drive to make things real
  

Nice to have:

• Specific experience in sheet metal DFM, DFA

• Capabilities in Arduino and RaspberryPi for the creation of electromechanical prototypes

• Engineering Testing to European Standards and regulation
  

What’s In It For You

Benefits:

📚 Yearly Personal Learning Budget

🍎 MacBook Pro + Home Office Equipment

🎈 Team Events & Remote Culture

🏢 Offices in Berlin & Dortmund + Co-Working in Barcelona

🌞 30 Vacation Days & Capped Overtime

Incentives:

📈 Employee Participation (VSOP) + Cliff and Vesting Period

Culture @ bace

At bace, we work in international and agile teams, embracing flexible working hours and a remote-friendly mindset. We are a young, motivated team that thrives in the fast-paced startup world, always ready to rock challenges together! If “Get the sh*t done” is your mantra, we’d love to hear from you.