Mechanical Engineer & Project Lead, Product Development

Acorn Product Development; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Medical, dental & vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability benefits

401k

Health care spending accounts

Company events

Job summary

Acorn Product Development in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary product development. You will manage complex electromechanical projects, mentor engineers, and act as the single contact for clients on technical, budget and schedule matters.

The role combines hands-on design with strong PM skills, requiring SolidWorks proficiency, DOE-style analyses, and collaboration across ID/UX/UI and EE teams.

Qualifications

• BSME (MSME preferred).
• 3+ years of hands-on work in engineering design and development.
• Experience in robotics, life sciences, consumer, networking or automated hardware systems.
• Designing injection molded, sheet metal and machined components.
• Proficient with SolidWorks and producing production-ready docs.
• Analysis in tolerance, FEA/CFD, fluids, heat transfer, shock & vibration.

Responsibilities

• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple projects.
• Support the development and maintenance of accurate project plans and proposals.
• Work with clients to identify requirements; brainstorm, define and develop product solutions.
• Collaborate with ID/UX/UI and EE teams to produce refined product designs.
• Identify and perform mechanical engineering analyses.
• Create detailed designs/documentation to meet project objectives.
• Interface with vendors for prototyping, tooling & production.
• Test and evaluate prototypes, tooling and first articles.
• Create project and technical reports as required.

Skills

SolidWorks

Client interfacing

Project management

Electromechanical design

FEA/CFD

Education

BSME

MSME preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

Job description

Acorn Product Development in Milpitas, CA is seeking a Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager to lead multidisciplinary product development. You will manage complex electromechanical projects, mentor engineers, and act as the single contact for clients on technical, budget and schedule matters.

The role combines hands-on design with strong PM skills, requiring SolidWorks proficiency, DOE-style analyses, and collaboration across ID/UX/UI and EE teams.