Rugged Packaging & Mechanical Engineer – Production Ready

Kform; Sterling (VA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Kform in Sterling, Virginia is seeking a hands-on mechanical engineer to lead design of ruggedized assemblies, brackets, and thermal solutions. You’ll turn customer needs into manufacturable drawings with complete BOMs and revision control, then prototype, test, and iterate.

You’ll collaborate with manufacturing, quality, electronics packaging, and supply chain to ensure design intent is realized in production, document decisions, and mentor junior engineers while driving small projects from

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Mechanical, Mechatronics, Aerospace, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• Strong fundamentals: CAD modeling, assemblies, materials, tolerancing, fabrication methods.
• Hands-on with rapid prototyping, shop equipment, inspection and test tools, and physical hardware.
• Working knowledge of electronics packaging, thermal management, embedded integration, and systems integration.
• Ability to document design intent, revisions, tests and decisions clearly; strong problem-solving and collaboration.
• 3–5 years in mechanical design, product development, prototyping, or multidisciplinary hardware development.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical design for ruggedized products including assemblies, brackets, mounts, and fixtures.
• Create manufacturable designs with complete drawings, BOMs, and revision control.
• Prototype quickly; assemble, instrument, inspect, and troubleshoot real hardware.
• Plan and execute validation for fit/function, durability, thermal behavior, manufacturability, and safety.
• Design within constraints: packaging, weight, thermal, environmental exposure, shock/vibration, EMI/shielding, cost and lead time.
• Collaborate across electrical, manufacturing, quality, test, supply chain, and program teams.
• Document CAD outputs, change history, assembly instructions, and test data; maintain traceability.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive small projects from concept to release.

Tools

SolidWorks

Onshape

Job description

Kform in Sterling, Virginia is seeking a hands-on mechanical engineer to lead design of ruggedized assemblies, brackets, and thermal solutions. You’ll turn customer needs into manufacturable drawings with complete BOMs and revision control, then prototype, test, and iterate.

You’ll collaborate with manufacturing, quality, electronics packaging, and supply chain to ensure design intent is realized in production, document decisions, and mentor junior engineers while driving small projects from