Senior HW Mechanical Engineer – Krakow, Poland (F/M) Astek

Astek; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 123,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term collab

Training & certs

Mentoring program

Career path

Benefits package

Team events

Job summary

Astek is hiring a Senior HW Mechanical Engineer to support automotive compute units in an engineering services context. The role focuses on mechanical design, GD&T execution, and cross-disciplinary collaboration to ensure robust performance and compliance.

You will work with Polarion/DOORS and contribute to BOM, design reviews, and production readiness. Based in Kraków, the position emphasizes hands-on heat dissipation knowledge, tolerance analysis, and clear communication in English within a

Qualifications

• Strong GD&T and tolerance stack-up knowledge.
• 5+ years in manufacturing tech (sheet metal, plastics, die casting).
• EMC/ESD prevention understanding.
• Thermal management and cooling in head units.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements using Polarion and DOORS.
• Lead the mechanical design of automotive compute units/ECUs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.
• Ensure dimensional accuracy for assembly and function.
• Perform tolerance stack-up analyses and define tolerances.
• Support EMC, ESD, and thermal management decisions.
• Contribute to BOM development.
• Participate in design reviews throughout product lifecycle.
• Support project from A-sample to production.

Skills

GD&T

Tolerance stack-up

EMC/ESD

Thermal management

Polarion

DOORS

DFMEA

Requirements interpretation

Cross-functional teamwork

English proficiency

Tools

Polarion

DOORS

Job description

Astek

Founded in France in 1988, Astek is a global player in engineering and technology consulting, present on five continents. With its expertise in many industrial and tertiary sectors, it supports its international clients in the intelligent deployment of their products and services, and in the implementation of their digital transformation.

Since its creation, the Group has based its development on a strong culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, and on the support and skills development of its 10 000 employees who are committed every day to promoting combination of digital technologies and complex systems engineering.

Join a Group rapidly developing in France and around the world, with a turnover of 730M€ in 2025.

More on the Group on our website https://astek.net.

Position

We are currently looking for a candidate for the position of Senior HW Mechanical Engineer for our client from the Engineering industry.

Offered salary

Salary: from 11 000 to 13 000 PLN gross/month, depending on experience and competences.

You’re ideal for this role if you:

• Have strong practical knowledge of GD&T and tolerance management, including tolerance stack-up analysis.
• Have 5+ years of experience with manufacturing technologies, including sheet metal, plastics, and die casting.
• Understand mechanical design requirements related to EMC and ESD prevention.
• Have hands‑on knowledge of thermal management and heat dissipation in head units, including active cooling, MCIP, and alternative cooling technologies.
• Have experience working with Polarion, DOORS, and DFMEA.
• Have experience interpreting customer and internal engineering requirements.
• Are comfortable collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including CAD, Electrical Engineering, Validation, and Material Engineering.
• Have experience supporting BOM development and managing mechanical aspects of product development.
• Have a very good command of English, both written and spoken.

Your day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Analyzing and interpreting customer and internal requirements using Polarion and DOORS.
• Leading the mechanical design of automotive compute units / ECUs and working closely with CAD designers.
• Collaborating with cross‑functional engineering teams, including Electrical Engineering, Validation, and Material Engineering.
• Managing dimensional accuracy to ensure proper product assembly, fit, and functionality.
• Performing tolerance stack‑up analyses and defining appropriate dimensional and geometrical tolerances.
• Supporting mechanical design decisions related to EMC, ESD, and thermal management.
• Contributing to the development and maintenance of the Bill of Materials (BOM).
• Participating in design reviews and supporting engineering decisions throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Supporting the project through key development phases, from A‑sample towards production.

Please be informed that we will contact only selected candidates, based on the relevant experience mentioned in the CV.

What we offer

• Long‑term collaboration
• Technical training, certifications, and skills development
• Competence Center mentoring – being a member of the Competence Center community from day one is an opportunity to develop your skills, participate in various conferences, and share knowledge and experience with people who face the same challenges every day
• Clear career path
• Employee benefits package (Multisport, private healthcare, life insurance)
• Friendly working atmosphere, team‑building events, and team‑building meetings

Referral system

It’s not about you? Recommend us your friend and get a bonus up to 7,000 PLN

Link: https://astek.pl/system-rekomendacji/

Information clause

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Ref number

AO244332