Senior Mechanical Engineer – Robotics & FEA Expert

Simplexity Product Development, Inc.; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan (medical, dental, and视

401(k) with company match

Disability & life insurance

Paid maternity/new parent leave

11 paid holidays

3 weeks PTO per year

Job summary

Simplexity Product Development, Inc. seeks a hands-on senior mechanical engineer to work embedded with our team at our client’s site in Bellevue, WA on a cutting-edge robotics product. You should be skilled in finite element analysis (FEA), ideally using ANSYS, and be able to communicate tradeoffs that affect designs based on modeling results.

This position will include making design updates to subsystems to optimize them for manufacturing and creating release-quality documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 8+ years of applicable experience, including at least 2 years of FEA.
• Proficient knowledge of ANSYS or FEA software.
• Proficient knowledge of SolidWorks or equivalent CAD package.
• Ownership mindset and ability to meet fast-paced schedules.
• Positive, client-focused style and ethical conduct.
• Ability to work full-time on-site in Bellevue, WA at Simplexity’s client site.

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and optimize preliminary actuator designs for manufacturing, lower cost, ease of assembly, and strong reliability.
• Perform structural finite element analysis or other relevant analyses.
• Define tests, diagnose failures, perform root-cause analysis, and iterate rapidly to working hardware.
• Present design tradeoffs, technical risks, decisions, and project status directly to client stakeholders.
• Use structured quality and problem-solving methods to improve manufacturing performance and reduce field and safety risk.
• Coordinate mechanical interfaces with suppliers and contract manufacturing partners.
• Manage and update part and assembly drawings and Bills of Materials.
• Respond to evolving client needs over a long-term engagement.

Skills

FEA

ANSYS

SolidWorks

Ownership mindset

Client-focused

On-site work

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

SolidWorks

Job description

Simplexity Product Development, Inc. seeks a hands-on senior mechanical engineer to work embedded with our team at our client’s site in Bellevue, WA on a cutting-edge robotics product. You should be skilled in finite element analysis (FEA), ideally using ANSYS, and be able to communicate tradeoffs that affect designs based on modeling results.

This position will include making design updates to subsystems to optimize them for manufacturing and creating release-quality documentation.