Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Frontline Wildfire Defense
California, USA
USD 146,909-170k / year
Posted on Nov 18, 2025
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Electro-Mechanical Engineer
Location: While this role is remote, this role requires the candidate to be located in the PST area, with a strong preference in Southern California.
About Frontline Wildfire Defense
Founded in 2017 by landscape ecologist and fire mitigation expert Harry Statter, Frontline developed the first fully integrated wildfire defense system to stop the leading cause of home loss in wildfires: ember-driven ignition. The system combines exterior sprinklers, full-coverage design, and connected software for remote monitoring and response, allowing homes to protect themselves long after families evacuate or infrastructure fails.
Proven effective during the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, 96% of homes with Frontline systems survived. That success has earned top industry recognition, including Frontline being recognized as one of TIME’s Best Inventions 2025 in the Green Tech category and receiving the PCBC Gold Nugget Award for “Most Innovative Housing Concept” and the Best of IBS Award for “Best Home Technology.”
As wildfires grow hotter and more frequent, our vision is to give people the tools and strategies to live safely with fire. We’re building a mission-driven team creating real-world solutions in wildfire safety and climate tech.
About This Opportunity
As an Electromechanical Engineer, you’ll design, test, and validate the physical systems that make Frontline’s wildfire defense network reliable, manufacturable, and ready for large-scale deployment. Reporting to the Hardware Systems Engineering Manager, you will own detailed mechanical and electrical integration work—from early concept development through release to production. This role will focus on advancing design-for-manufacturability (DFx), cost-down initiatives, and business continuity improvements, ensuring we maintain reliability and scalability across our installed base. You’ll be hands-on in both CAD and ECAD environments, collaborating with electrical, software, and manufacturing partners to bring new designs and sustaining improvements to life.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and document electromechanical assemblies, harnesses, and sub-systems using SolidWorks and ECAD tools (Altium, OrCAD, or similar).
- Support new product introduction (NPI) and sustaining engineering initiatives—including cost reduction, supplier transitions, and component requalification.
- Own DFx and reliability improvements, developing test plans and qualification methods that ensure robustness in outdoor and field environments.
- Update and maintain mechanical and electrical documentation—3D models, 2D drawings, wiring diagrams, and BOMs—through PLM and ERP systems.
- Collaborate with contract manufacturers and suppliers to validate production processes, tolerances, and assembly workflows.
- Work cross-functionally with software, product, and field operations to integrate new sensors, pumps, and controller designs into the system architecture.
- Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions for field and production issues, driving permanent fixes through documentation and process updates.
- Prototype and test components and sub-systems in-house; contribute to lab setup, instrumentation, and test automation as needed.
Qualifications
Must-Have:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Mechatronics Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 3–6 years of hands-on experience developing and releasing electromechanical systems to production.
- Proficiency in SolidWorks (or equivalent 3D CAD) for design and drawing creation.
- Experience with ECAD tools (Altium, OrCAD, KiCad, etc.) for PCB or harness design review.
- Working knowledge of BOM structure, revision control, and ECO processes within PLM or ERP systems.
- Strong understanding of design for manufacturing, assembly, and serviceability (DFx) principles.
- Ability to work cross-functionally and communicate clearly across engineering, operations, and suppliers.
- Hands-on prototyping and validation experience; comfortable working in lab, test, and field environments.
Nice-to-Have:
- Experience with fluid-handling or outdoor-rated systems (IP-rated enclosures, pumps, valves, sensors).
- Familiarity with thermal, environmental, and vibration testing for rugged systems.
- Background in consumer electronics, IoT devices, or low-voltage control systems.
- Experience collaborating with contract manufacturers on pilot and production builds.
- Exposure to regulatory testing and certification (UL, CE, FCC, etc.).
Compensation & Benefits
- Salary Range: $146,909 to $170,000 DOE
- Company-provided cell phone and laptop computer
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance.
- 401(k) Plan
- Flexible time off policy + 10 paid holidays per year
- Flexible work environment in the Santa Rosa area
- Join a passionate, mission-driven team making a real difference!
- And much more!
Join Our Mission!
If you're excited about building technology that protects homes and families from wildfire disasters, we want to hear from you! Apply today and become part of a fast-growing team with purpose and innovation at its core.
Diversity and inclusion are essential values at Frontline. We know we'll do our best and most impactful work when we feel represented, and we belong. We encourage talented people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.