Mechanical Design Engineer

Coalesce Management Consulting; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 900,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Coalesce Management Consultancy (CMC) is seeking an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to support a Swedish photonics company in transforming an advanced demonstrator into a production-ready product.

You will work closely with the CTO and optics specialists, shaping the mechanical design capability and contributing to complex optical and electronic packaging. This role offers a dynamic start-up environment with potential for extension and immediate start.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of Mechanical Design Engineering experience.
• Proficient in 3D CAD and manufacturing drawings.
• Experience with thermal simulations (Icepak/ANSYS or equivalent).
• Knowledge of electronic or optical packaging.
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Strong English communication skills.
• Experience in start-up or fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop mechanical design for photonics packaging and high-performance electronic systems.
• Collaborate with CTO and specialists to build production-ready products.
• Transform a demonstrator into a commercial product through robust design and documentation.
• Contribute to Design for Manufacture and Design for Reliability.

Skills

English communication

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Start-up environment experience

Strong problem solving

Project ownership

Tools

3D CAD

Icepak

ANSYS

Electronics/optical packaging

Manufacturing drawings

Job description

Coalesce Management Consultancy (CMC) have a consulting assignment available for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to support an innovative Swedish photonics company developing next-generation optical communication products for AI data centres.

CMC provide expert engineering solutions on an international capacity for Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Manufacturing, Electronics, Software and other Advanced Engineering projects.

Established in 2016, our mission is to be the most service-driven consulting business in global STEM markets, delivering specialist engineering expertise to some of the world's leading technology organisations.

Join Our Latest Project

We are currently looking for an experienced Mechanical Design Engineer to join a growing engineering team responsible for transforming an advanced photonics demonstrator into a production-ready commercial product.

Working directly alongside the CTO, Electronics Engineers and Photonics specialists, you will establish the company's mechanical design capability whilst contributing to the development of complex optical packaging and high-performance electronic systems.

This assignment offers the opportunity to play a key role within a fast-growing start-up environment where your work will directly influence the first generation of commercial products.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years' experience within Mechanical Design Engineering
• Strong 3D CAD experience
• Experience performing thermal simulations (Icepak, ANSYS or equivalent)
• Understanding of electronic packaging or optical packaging
• Experience producing manufacturing drawings and mechanical documentation
• Strong understanding of Design for Manufacture and Design for Reliability
• Comfortable working within multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Strong communication skills in English
• Optical or photonics packaging experience
• Defense, aerospace, telecommunications or advanced electronics experience
• PCB enclosure or electronics packaging design
• AI-assisted engineering tools (e.g. Claude)
• Experience within start-up or fast-paced engineering environments

Location: Gothenburg, Sweden

Working Model: Hybrid

Contract Length: Initial 6-12 month assignment with strong extension potential

Start Date: Immediate

Hours: 40 hours per week