LVT
Senior Manager, Mechanical Engineering
American Fork, Utah, United States · Senior
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 65 days ago
Agentic AISketchSupply ChainVendor ManagementCreoFEAThermal AnalysisMechanical DesignLeadershipCommunicationMentoring
About the role
- You are responsible for the entire mechanical lifecycle: from helping determine product direction, performing rapid R&D, delivering through development stage gates and supporting sustaining efforts.
- This role is based in-office out of our Headquarters in American Fork, Utah, although some days will need to be spent with the team and inhouse manufacturing based in Spanish Fork.
- Full-Lifecycle Expertise: Demonstrated success taking complex hardware products from a "napkin sketch" through high-volume production.
Responsibilities
- LVT is redefining how businesses operate in the physical world, moving beyond traditional security solutions to deliver AI-driven, actionable intelligence that makes sites smarter, safer, and more secure.
- This is your chance to join a cutting-edge team that isn't just watching the world change, but actively building the technology that is changing it.
- Own the mechanical engineering roadmap, balancing the speed of New Product Introduction (NPI) with the stability of sustaining engineering.
- Lead, hire, and develop a multi-disciplinary mechanical engineering team, fostering a culture of high accountability and rapid prototyping.
- Oversee the design of camera and sensor products, ensuring they meet strict standards for manufacturability, reliability,cost, and field serviceability.
- Analyze field failure data to drive iterative design improvements, increasing the MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) for our global fleet.
- Manage relationships with fabricators and component suppliers to ensure technical specifications and lead times align with LVT's growth targets.
- This role is a critical bridge between visionary product design and operational excellence, ensuring our "scrappy" innovation scales into world-class reliability.
- Strategic Leadership: Own the mechanical engineering roadmap, balancing the speed of New Product Introduction (NPI) with the stability of sustaining engineering.
- Team Mentorship: Lead, hire, and develop a multi-disciplinary mechanical engineering team, fostering a culture of high accountability and rapid prototyping.
Requirements
- There will also be approximately 5-10% travel required to our partners overseas facilities.
Nice to have
- Expert-level proficiency in 3D CAD (Creo preferred) and a strong grasp of FEA, thermal analysis, and electronics.
- Technical Depth: Expert-level proficiency in 3D CAD (Creo preferred) and a strong grasp of FEA, thermal analysis, and electronics.
Company info
- Named one of the Financial Times' Fastest Growing Companies 2025 and #10 on the Inc.
- 5000 Rocky Mountain Regional list for 2025.
- Innovative Leadership: Our CEO, Ryan Porter, was named an EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2025, and our CTO, Steve Lindsey, was inducted into the Silicon Slopes CTO Hall of Fame in 2024.
- Product & Software Excellence: We were named one of The Software Report's Top 100 Software Companies of 2023 and are a winner of the Security Today Govies Award for 2025.
- Since pioneering our first mobile, solar-powered units, our commitment to scrappy, hands-on innovation has made us an established leader and one of the fastest-growing companies in intelligent site technology.
- We are building the next generation of solutions-from our physical units in the field to a powerful Agentic AI platform-that allows our customers to gain unprecedented visibility and control over safety, compliance, and operations.
- We're a team that's focused on growth and innovation, and we're proud that our crew, products, and leadership are being recognized for it.
- A Top-Tier Growth
- As the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager, you will lead the hardware evolution of LVT's products into new form factors and market segments.
- You will lead a high-performing team of engineers to solve complex thermal, structural, and power challenges in extreme environments.
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