Senior Mechanical Prototyping & Test Engineer

ChipAdd Corp.; City of Binghamton (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare coverage

Industry-standard technology potential

Southern Tier NY lifestyle

Job summary

CHIPADD in Binghamton, NY is seeking a Mechanical Prototyping and Test Engineer to design and test fluidic seals, integrate R&D and pilot test systems, and build data acquisition for test equipment. This mid-senior role combines hands-on machining, CAD and data-driven testing to push hardware development forward.

You will lead external shops, program CAM tools, and develop LabVIEW/Python data workflows while collaborating across the engineering team to meet reliability targets and ship working

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics or Manufacturing Eng. or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5–7 years in prototype manufacturing, test engineering or machine shop environment.
• Machining skills on manual and CNC mills/lathes with CAM programming.
• Experience managing external machine shops and fabrication vendors.
• Experience designing data acquisition and instrumentation systems (NI DAQ, LabVIEW, Python, Arduino or Raspberry Pi, PLCs).
• CAD proficiency (SolidWorks or similar) with GD&T and machinist-ready drawings.
• Basic electrical wiring, sensors and control panels; fluidic seal design experience.

Responsibilities

• Set up and run in-house machine shop equipment and safety rules.
• Machine prototype parts and program CNC CAM software.
• Manage external shops for machining and fabrication, including DFMs and schedules.
• Design fixtures and test rigs for thermal, flow and reliability testing.
• Build data acquisition systems and monitor test equipment with sensors.
• Write DAQ and automation software and build dashboards for test data.
• Integrate R&D and pilot test systems across the engineering team.
• Maintain calibrated, reliable test stands and leak testing.

Skills

CNC programming

LabVIEW

Python

Data acquisition

CAM software

CAD

GD&T

Machining skills

Thermal testing

Leak testing

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related

Hands-on engineering experience

Tools

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Mastercam

NI DAQ

Arduino

Raspberry Pi

LabVIEW

PLC programming

Job description

CHIPADD in Binghamton, NY is seeking a Mechanical Prototyping and Test Engineer to design and test fluidic seals, integrate R&D and pilot test systems, and build data acquisition for test equipment. This mid-senior role combines hands-on machining, CAD and data-driven testing to push hardware development forward.

You will lead external shops, program CAM tools, and develop LabVIEW/Python data workflows while collaborating across the engineering team to meet reliability targets and ship working