Updated August 4, 2026

26 open positions

Mechanical Engineering Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 26+ mechanical engineering jobs at companies offering generous PTO and unlimited PTO—full pay and a better work-life balance. 18 new this week. Hiring companies include Helion, Smith + Andersen, and AssetWatch.

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Condition Monitoring Engineer

AssetWatch

RemoteUSA or Canada

61 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$90k – $105k

Condition Monitoring Engineer

AssetWatch

RemoteUSA or Canada

61 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$90k – $110k

Condition Monitoring Application Engineer

AssetWatch

RemoteUSA or Canada

61 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$85k – $105k

Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer

29d

Sesame

RemoteUSA

59 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$175k – $280k

Associate, Mechanical Engineering

21h

L3Harris Technologies

HybridPalm Bay, USA

63 · Good9 day fortnight

AI Engineer

P-1 AI

HybridSan Francisco, USA

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO$200k – $290k

Planner II (Interiors)

Washington University in St. Louis

HybridSt. Louis, USA

61 · GoodCompressed week$84k – $149k

Senior Principal Scientist/Engineer, Drug/Device Combination Products Characterization

Merck

HybridRahway, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$173k – $273k

Mechanical Engineer, Vacuum Systems

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$182k – $214k

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Vacuum Systems

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$182k – $214k

Mechanical Engineer, Early Career

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$105k – $138k

Project Manager - Mechanical

3mo

Smith + Andersen

OnsiteWinnipeg, Canada

75 · GreatHalf day fridays

Associate - Mechanical

3mo

Smith + Andersen

HybridVancouver, Canada

75 · GreatHalf day fridays$110k – $140k

Project Manager- Mechanical

3mo

Smith + Andersen

HybridCalgary, Canada

75 · GreatHalf day fridays

Senior Analysis Engineer

18d

DOF

OnsiteBergen +2 more

60 · Good9 day fortnight

Senior Thermal Mechanical Engineer

18d

Graphcore

HybridBristol, UK

57 · Good5 day weekUnlimited PTO

Cabin & Cargo Systems Engineering

1mo

JetZero

OnsiteGreensboro, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$160k – $195k

Lead NX Design Engineer

2mo

Panthalassa

OnsitePortland, USA

54 · Decent5 day weekUnlimited PTO$120k – $180k

Fuel Cycle Operations Engineer

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$114k – $157k

Principal Process Engineer, Fuel Cycle

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$214k – $255k

Senior Process Engineer, Fuel Cycle

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$182k – $214k

Senior Superconductor Engineer

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$134k – $180k

Mechanical Engineer

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$120k – $182k

Senior Mechanical Engineer, Modules

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$182k – $214k

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$182k – $214k

Mechanical Engineering Manager, Structures

Helion

OnsiteEverett, USA

59 · Good5 day weekGenerous PTO$182k – $220k

Every role is a genuine reduced-hours position, manually curated and refreshed daily. How we curate

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Mechanical Engineering on this page include Helion, Smith + Andersen, and AssetWatch. Mechanical Engineering roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Mechanical Engineering is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Mechanical Engineering roles span the full seniority range — we list 26 open roles requiring Mechanical Engineering across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Mechanical Engineering hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Mechanical Engineering roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Mechanical Engineering candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Mechanical Engineering on current listings.