Senior Mechanical Engineer - Robotics & Hardware Lead

Acorn Product Development, Inc.; Waltham, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability benefits

401k

Health care spending accounts

Company events

Job summary

Acorn Product Development, Inc. is a leading design and engineering firm for consumer products, robotics, and medical devices. This role is based in our Waltham, MA office and emphasizes mentoring, cross-disciplinary teamwork, and hands-on mechanical engineering analyses.

You will work with distributed teams on fast-paced product development, interacting with clients to define requirements and deliver robust designs and production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of design and engineering analysis experience with a BSME or equivalent.
• Experience developing robotic and/or automated hardware systems.
• Hands-on project management experience with interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience transitioning at least two complex electromechanical products from concept into production.
• Experience defining engineering requirements and hardware architecture for complex systems.
• Knowledge of designing molded, sheet metal, and machined components.
• Adept at sourcing off-the-shelf components (actuators, bearings, etc.).
• Proficient with SolidWorks (Creo a plus) and ASME Y14.5 production release.
• Hands-on analysis in tolerance, FEA/CFD, strength of materials, heat transfer, shocks & vibration.

Responsibilities

• Broaden technical knowledge and leadership skills.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple projects.
• Support development and maintenance of project plans and proposals.
• Work with clients to identify requirements and develop product solutions.
• Collaborate with ID/UX/UI teams to refine product designs.
• Identify and perform mechanical engineering analyses.
• Create detailed designs and documentation to meet objectives.
• Interface with vendors for prototyping, tooling, and production.
• Test prototypes and first articles; produce project and technical reports.

Skills

Engineering analysis

Robotics hardware

Project management

Team leadership

Communication

Regulatory knowledge

Shop/lab skills

SolidWorks/Creo

ASME Y14.5

Education

BSME or equivalent

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

FEA/CFD tools

Job description

Acorn Product Development, Inc. is a leading design and engineering firm for consumer products, robotics, and medical devices. This role is based in our Waltham, MA office and emphasizes mentoring, cross-disciplinary teamwork, and hands-on mechanical engineering analyses.

You will work with distributed teams on fast-paced product development, interacting with clients to define requirements and deliver robust designs and production-ready solutions.