Senior Mechanical Engineer (Contract) - Robotics & Production

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

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.