Senior Mechanical Engineer

Fresh Consulting; Brisbane (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Consulting, a design-led software/hardware company, seeks a Senior Mechanical Engineer to lead electro-mechanical designs for a mobile robotics platform. You will prototype, test, and iterate mechanisms, focusing on reliability and cost efficiency across volumes.

The role requires hands-on fabrication, prototyping, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to meet design requirements and deployments at customer sites.

Qualifications

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or Mechatronics with 3+ years of industry experience.
• Experience designing and debugging electromechanical systems.
• Proficiency in 3D modeling and design in SolidWorks/Onshape; FEA (ANSYS) is an asset.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Hands-on experience with 3D printing, sheet metal design, casting, injection molding, prototype manufacturing and assembly.

Responsibilities

• Create novel electro-mechanical mechanisms and systems for a mobile robotics platform and validate them using rapid prototyping fabrication methods.
• Build, debug and support prototype robots.
• Develop designs for volume production methods, knowledge of casting, injection molding, stamping, and other volume production processes.
• Perform failure modes analysis.
• Create work instructions for fabricating robotic systems.
• Develop concepts for systems to meet design requirements.
• Support robot deployments at customer sites as required.
• Redesign robotic systems for volume manufacturing, focusing on reliability and cost optimization.

Skills

Electromechanical design

3D modeling (SolidWorks, Onshape)

FEA (ANSYS)

3D printing

Sheet metal design

Casting & injection molding

Prototype assembly

Strong communication

Education

Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or Mechatronics degree

Tools

SolidWorks

Onshape

ANSYS

Job description

Fresh Consulting is a design-led, software development and hardware engineering company, offering end-to-end digital services to help companies innovate. We bring together amazing UX designers, sophisticated developers, digital strategists, and top-notch engineers to help companies create fresh experiences that connect humans, systems, and machines. We’ve been growing fast and need someone to help us continue to manage the delivery of high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

What you’ll do:

• Create novel electro-mechanical mechanisms and systems for a mobile robotics platform and validate them using rapid prototyping fabrication methods
• Build, debug and support prototype robots
• Develop designs for volume production methods, knowledge of casting, injection molding, stamping, and other volume production processes
• Perform failure modes analysis
• Create work instructions for fabricating robotic systems
• Develop concepts for systems to meet design requirements
• Support robot deployments at customer sites as required
• Redesign robotic systems for volume manufacturing, focusing on reliability and cost optimization

Ideal Candidates

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics, or Mechatronics with3+ years of industry experience
• Experience designing and debugging electromechanical systems
• Proficiency in designing parts and assemblies using 3D modeling software (Solidworks and Onshape preferred). FEA experience (ANSYS preferred) an asset.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment
• Hands on experience with 3D printing, sheet metal design, casting, injection molding, prototype manufacturing and assembly

Nice to have:

• Experience drafting engineering drawings, conducting tolerance stack-up analysis, GD&T, etc.
• Experience with embedded and edge devices, programming, industrial engineering, electrical system selection and design a plus

Equal employment opportunity: All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, familial status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability for which a reasonable accommodation can be made or any other status protected by law. Assistance will be gladly provided upon request for any applicant with sensory or non-sensory disabilities.

Fresh Consulting is a participating E-Verify company.