Mechanical Engineer- Contractor

Acorn Product Development, Inc.; Waltham, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Acorn Product Development, Inc. in Waltham, MA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer contractor with 8+ years of design and engineering analysis experience to join our product development team.

You will design and develop electromechanical systems, create high-quality CAD models and drawings, and work with cross-functional teams to move concepts into production, with a focus on robust hardware architecture and reliability.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of design and engineering analysis experience with a BSME or equivalent (MSME preferred).
• Experience designing and developing products in Robotics, Automation, Networking, Consumer, Medical Devices.
• Experience transitioning complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.
• Experience defining engineering requirements and hardware architecture for complex systems.
• Knowledge of designing molded, sheet metal, and machined components.
• Experience with mechanisms; motion control is a plus.
• Adept at specifying and sourcing off-the-shelf components (e.g. actuators, bearings, fluid handling components).
• Proficient with SolidWorks (Creo a plus).

Responsibilities

• High quality CAD model development and 2D fabrication drawings
• Tolerance analysis
• FEA and/or CFD
• Strength of materials
• Heat transfer
• Shock & vibration
• Hands-on systems bring-up and integration with a cross functional team.

Skills

Design engineering

Analytical skills

Cross-functional team

Motion control

Hardware architecture

Tolerance analysis

FEA/CFD

Heat transfer

Strength of materials

Systems bring-up

Education

BSME or equivalent

MSME preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

Job description

We are a product engineering services company for leading companies around the globe. We embrace collaboration, simplify complex engineering challenges,establishsupply chains, and plan for manufacturing and delivery. Our provenexpertise, relationships, and processes help our clients bring innovative, reliable, and cost-effective products to market.

We are looking for Mechanical Engineer (contractors)to work with our team inWaltham, MA.

Local candidates preferred.

• 8+ years ofdesign andengineeringanalysisexperience w/ a BSME or equivalent (MSME preferred).

• Demonstratedsuccessdesigning anddevelopingproducts inRobotics,Automation, Networking,Consumer, Medical Devices.

• Experience transitioning complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.

• Experience defining engineering requirements and hardware architecture for complex systems.

• Knowledge of designing molded, sheetmetaland machined components.

• Experience with mechanisms; motion control is a plus.

• Adept at specifying and sourcing off-the-shelf components (e.g.actuators, bearings, fluid handling components)

• Proficient with SolidWorks (Creo a plus).

On-the-jobexperience inthe following areas:

• High quality CAD model development and 2D fabrication drawings

• Tolerance analysis

• FEA and/or CFD

• Strength of materials

• Heat transfer

• Shock & vibration

• Hands-onsystemsbring-up and integration with a cross functional team.