Come invent complete mechanical systems from scratch

Based in Oslo or Stavanger? We're looking for a mechanical engineer who can invent complete mechanical systems from scratch. Someone who thinks in architectures, not components -- who can generate multiple solution concepts, make critical trade-offs between IP, thermals, cost, and manufacturability, and own the mechanical system from concept through to production.

If you're energized by building from ambiguity and making decisions that shape the entire product, this role is for you.

The position in detail

You'll own the mechanical system architecture across Starflow's energy products -- from undefined concept to validated, production-ready designs.

This is not a DFM role. You'll define the mechanical reality before it exists: enclosure concepts, internal layouts, thermal strategies, IP approaches, and electro-mechanical integration. You'll make system-level decisions with incomplete information, kill weak concepts early, and ensure your architecture can scale without major redesign.

Key tasks and areas of responsibilities:

• Define the mechanical system architecture

• Build and test mechanical concepts

• Identify and reduce mechanical risk early

• Validate thermal and enclosure strategies

• Design for production reality

• Lay the mechanical groundwork at Starflow

Why this role may be worth your time

You’ll work on something that matters

This isn’t a lab project or a demo that gets scrapped after a pitch. These are real products that will live in people’s homes -- exposed to heat, cold, moisture, rough handling, and time. Your mechanical decisions won’t just matter -- they’ll make the difference between something that ships and something that fails.

You'll own the mechanical architecture

You won't be executing someone else's design or optimizing a system that's already defined. You'll invent the mechanical reality from scratch. You'll have genuine ownership from concept to production, not just a piece of the puzzle.

You’ll shape the mechanical function at Starflow

You're not joining a big team with set ways of doing things. You'll help define the standard. Together with Roman, you'll shape how we work, how we build, and how we make mechanical decisions. No legacy systems. No inherited constraints. Just a clean slate and products that demand your best work.

And of course....

We can offer competitive salary, founders with previous track-record, impact right, left and center, some great colleagues and social trips and events for all staff.

Who are we looking for?

You are a constructor, not an optimizer. You're at your best when the problem is under-defined and the system doesn't yet exist. You think in systems before parts. You naturally generate multiple solution concepts, not just one answer. You're comfortable saying: "We don't know yet -- so we need to build and find out."

• Experience from early-stage hardware development (concept → production)

• Owned architectural decisions, not just executed designs

• Hands-on prototyping and testing of your own designs

• Practical experience with thermal management in sealed electronic systems

• Understanding of electro-mechanical integration (PCBs, connectors, routing)

• First 1-3 mechanical engineers on a product

• Products that went through certification testing

Next step

Trigger some interest? Please apply or contact our recruitment partner, Erik Falk Hansen in Rede People (erik@redepeople.com +47 40 43 54 93). Erik has a detailed prospect he happily send to you.