MECHANICAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Gold Media Tech LLC; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gold Media Tech LLC is seeking a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer to own products from architecture through prototype development, verification, tooling, and production release.

The role focuses on wearables and hearables, requiring skills in 3D CAD, prototyping, and manufacturability, with collaboration across engineering disciplines to deliver robust, compact, and reliable devices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 2–5 years of hands-on product development experience.
• Strong CAD proficiency and experience with wearable devices.
• Experience with plastics, metals, and composites in design

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical design from concept through production release.
• Create 3D CAD models and 2D drawings for manufacturing.
• Evaluate design concepts, tradeoffs, and system constraints.
• Design compact enclosures, mounts, and interfaces for wearables.
• Build and test prototypes using machining and 3D printing.
• Collaborate with electrical, RF, and design teams to deliver complete solutions.

Skills

CAD design

Prototyping

Tolerance analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

3D printing (FDM/SLA)

Job description

• CAD platform , Manufacturing Processes , SolidWorks

About Our Client

Our client develops wearable and hearable systems for demanding real-world environments. They are seeking a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer to own products from early architecture through prototype development, verification, tooling, and production release.

This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in ambiguous environments, moves quickly, and enjoys solving tightly coupled engineering challenges involving fit, comfort, acoustics, ruggedness, miniaturization, manufacturability, and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Own mechanical design from concept and architecture through detailed design, verification, manufacturing release, and production support.
• Explore multiple design concepts, define requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and select the best solutions under evolving system constraints.
• Create detailed 3D CAD models and 2D engineering drawings.
• Design compact enclosures, mechanisms, cable and connector interfaces, mounts, and structural components for wearable products.
• Build and evaluate prototypes using machining, additive manufacturing, and practical bench fabrication techniques.
• Design products to withstand drop, impact, vibration, flex, ingress, sweat, temperature, wear, comfort, and long-term lifecycle performance.
• Work directly with suppliers, toolmakers, and contract manufacturers on materials, tooling, process capability, cost, yield, quality, and production readiness.
• Collaborate closely with electrical, RF, audio, firmware, industrial design, and leadership teams to deliver complete product solutions.

What You’ll Need

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• 2–5 years of hands-on product development experience. Exceptional recent graduates with strong, relevant project experience are also encouraged to apply.
• Strong proficiency in SolidWorks, Creo, or a similar CAD platform.
• Experience designing plastic, silicone, aluminum, titanium, and composite components.
• Demonstrated ability to transform ambiguous requirements into tested, manufacturable hardware.
• Strong fundamentals in mechanics, materials, tolerancing, joints, sealing, thermal considerations, and failure analysis.
• Experience with manufacturing processes such as injection molding, FDM, and SLA 3D printing.
• Ability to manage fast-moving projects while balancing performance, size, weight, cost, schedule, and manufacturability.
• Experience with wearables, hearables, consumer electronics, medical devices, robotics, defense products, or ruggedized systems is highly valued.