Lead Mechanical Engineer – Electromechanical Systems

Digital Prospectors; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Digital Prospectors seeks a Mechanical Engineer to drive the design and release of complex electromechanical products from concept to production. The role requires hands-on engineering, strong client-facing communication, and cross-team collaboration across mechanical, electrical, and design disciplines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience in robotics or automated systems, with expertise in design for injection molding, sheet metal, and machined parts, plus

Qualifications

• BSME required; MSME preferred.
• 5+ years of hands-on engineering design and development experience.
• Experience in robotics, life sciences, consumer products, networking, or automated hardware systems.
• Experience designing injection molded, sheet metal, and machined components.
• Proficiency with SolidWorks; Creo experience is a plus.
• Experience producing production release documentation.
• Experience with tolerance analysis, FEA/CFD, fluidics, heat transfer, or shock and vibration.

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across projects.
• Develop and maintain accurate project plans and proposals.
• Collaborate with clients to define requirements and solutions.
• Work with industrial design, UX/UI, and electrical teams on refined designs.
• Perform mechanical analyses as needed and document results.
• Create detailed designs and production release documentation.
• Interface with vendors for prototyping, tooling, and production support.
• Test prototypes, tooling, and first articles; generate project reports.

Skills

Mechanical design

SolidWorks

Creo

FEA/CFD

Tolerance analysis

Heat transfer

Vendor liaison

Client interfacing

Education

BSME

MSME

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

FEA tools

Job description

Digital Prospectors seeks a Mechanical Engineer to drive the design and release of complex electromechanical products from concept to production. The role requires hands-on engineering, strong client-facing communication, and cross-team collaboration across mechanical, electrical, and design disciplines.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on engineering experience in robotics or automated systems, with expertise in design for injection molding, sheet metal, and machined parts, plus