Mechanical Design Engineer

Direct Recruiters, Inc.; Lakewood (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent compensation

Benefits

Equity

Job summary

Direct Recruiters, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineer to lead hardware integration, packaging, and product development.

You will oversee design, prototyping, and validation of densely packaged electronic products and ensure a smooth path to scalable manufacturing. The role requires a Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering with 5+ years of hardware experience, SolidWorks proficiency, and the ability to design for harsh environmental conditions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience in hardware integration, packaging, and assembly.
• Micro-Electronics: design experience with small PCBs and discreet components.
• Wearables: experience with compact consumer electronics is a plus.
• Environmental design: withstands moisture, drops, shock, vibration and extreme temperatures.
• SolidWorks CAD proficiency required.

Responsibilities

• Execute 3D CAD design for densely packaged electronic components (PCBs, flexes, antennas, enclosures, mechanisms, and batteries).
• Rapidly build, test, and evaluate prototypes to validate mechanical designs.
• Design for manufacturing feasibility and select scalable production processes.
• Support hardware assembly, packaging, system integration, and documentation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to meet cost, schedule, and quality targets.

Skills

3D CAD

Prototype testing

Cross-functional

Design for manufacturability

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

SolidWorks

Job description

Job description

Emerging Technology Company Revenue Generating Company with Customers in various industries; Smaller Collaborative Team Environment, New and Interesting Applications and Projects

Job Overview Seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineer to lead hardware integration, assembly, packaging, and product development across engineering programs. This role drives the design, prototyping, and validation of reliable, densely packaged electronic products, ensuring technical excellence and seamless transition to scalable manufacturing.

Key Responsibilities

• Execute 3D CAD design for densely packaged electronic components (PCBs, flexes, antennas, enclosures, mechanisms, and batteries).
• Rapidly build, test, and evaluate prototypes to validate mechanical design concepts.
• Design for manufacturing feasibility, selecting optimal materials and scalable production processes.
• Support hardware assembly, packaging, system integration, root cause analysis, and engineering documentation.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams to meet cost, schedule, and quality targets.

Qualifications & Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline required; advanced degree a plus.
• Core Experience: 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience in hardware integration, packaging, and assembly.
• Micro-Electronics (Required): Essential experience designing with small, miniature, discreet electronic components and miniature parts such as PCBs.
• Wearables (Strong Plus): Hands-on experience developing smaller, wearable-type devices and compact consumer electronics.
• Environmental Design: Proven ability to design for harsh environmental conditions, including moisture, drops/falls, shock, vibration, and extreme high/low temperatures.
• CAD Proficiency: Strong preference for SolidWorks expertise (3D CAD proficiency required)
• People or Project Leadership is a plus: Demonstrated team, technical, or project leadership experience is a plus
• Manufacturability: Experience with designing for manufacturing feasibility is a plus
• Excellent Compensation, Benefits and Equity.