Senior Mechanical Engineer - Custom Equipment & Automation

QUORE IT : Talent Sourcing & Recruitment; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance up to $15K

On-site role in Austin, TX

Job summary

QUORE IT : Talent Sourcing & Recruitment is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Equipment Engineering team in Austin, TX. The role focuses on designing, building, and deploying custom manufacturing equipment used to produce AR optical waveguides.

You will own end-to-end designs from concept through fabrication and testing, with a 60/40 split between desk work and hands-on lab work, collaborating with machinists, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master's acceptable—reduces YOE minimum to ~2-3 years).
• 5 - 15 years of experience designing custom equipment/machinery, Creo or similar 3D CAD.
• Full-system mechanical engineering experience (automation, precision mechanisms, integration).
• Working knowledge of GD&T and tolerance analysis.
• Experience with DFM/ DFA for machined and fabricated parts.

Responsibilities

• Designing and building custom production equipment, automation systems, fixtures, and electromechanical assemblies from concept through deployment.
• Upgrading and automating metrology equipment and precision process tools (dispensing, curing, measurement systems).
• Working with precision stages, actuators, bearings, control electronics, and multi-axis motion systems at the nanometer scale.
• Collaborating with a sister software team, machinists, suppliers, and cross-functional engineers to get custom tools designed, built, and operational.
• Splitting time roughly 60/40 between desk design work and hands-on lab integration, testing, and troubleshooting.

Job description

QUORE IT : Talent Sourcing & Recruitment is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer to join the Equipment Engineering team in Austin, TX. The role focuses on designing, building, and deploying custom manufacturing equipment used to produce AR optical waveguides.

You will own end-to-end designs from concept through fabrication and testing, with a 60/40 split between desk work and hands-on lab work, collaborating with machinists, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.