Sr. Mechanical Development Engineer

Big Belly Solar; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Bigbelly is seeking a Senior Mechanical Development Engineer to drive the development and launch of new products, from concept through production readiness and sustaining engineering. You will be hands-on building and testing validation samples while collaborating with global manufacturing, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to deliver high-quality systems.

You should have 7+ years of experience in mechanical systems, expertise with SolidWorks and PLM tools, and a track record of optimizing

Qualifications

• Proficiency with SolidWorks for 3D CAD design.
• Experience with PDM/PLM tools; Arena preferred.
• Strong proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Hands-on prototype building and testing experience.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Team-oriented with strong collaboration abilities.
• On-site readiness at headquarters in Needham, MA.
• Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering; graduate degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop production-ready solutions for new products after advanced development.
• Provide technical leadership for start-of-production.
• Contribute ideas to improve performance of Bigbelly products.
• Assess how development decisions affect business outcomes.
• Triage field issues, identify root causes, implement fixes.
• Support supply chain through vendor selection and cost estimation.
• Assist in product certification for global distribution.
• Serve as a technical resource for account management and support teams.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Prototype building

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Graduate degree preferred

Tools

SolidWorks

PDM/PLM

Arena

Microsoft Office

Shop tools

Mechanical assembly techniques

Job description

Full-time

Company Description

Bigbelly is on a mission to make communities and public spaces better. That means cleaner, safer cities. Beautiful, more efficient campuses. And smarter, more sustainable businesses with better guest experiences. If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding career with a company that values innovation, excellence, and teamwork, we would love for you to join us in our journey to create a cleaner, more sustainable world.

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Development Engineer to join our team. Bigbelly is pursuing an ambitious development roadmap and this position plays a visible role as the company launches new products and initiatives. It is expected that the evolving needs of the growing engineering organization will lead to new opportunities for personal and professional growth.

In this role you will be engineering our products through their development and launch, as well as ongoing sustaining engineering. As a part of that, you will be expected to be very hands-on as we build and test validation samples of our designs. You will have concrete success stories where you yourself have built and evaluated your designs. Ideally you have experience developing, launching, and improving successful products that incorporate sheet metal, molded plastics, electronics, and batteries to create an entire systems solution. You will also have a proven track record of analyzing quality and performance data, sleuthing to the root cause(s) of issues, and identifying improvement opportunities. As a member of the Engineering Team, you will be working closely with Bigbelly's global manufacturing team, contract manufacturers, and suppliers to bring our designs to life with excellence.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• Develop production-ready engineering solutions for new products that have completed advanced development explorations
• Technical lead for new product start-of-production
• Contribute innovative ideas and solutions to drive performance advantages in Bigbelly products
• Understand how engineering decisions during development impact the Bigbelly business
• Triage field issues, determine root cause, and implement solutions
• Support the Bigbelly Supply Chain Team with vendor selection/qualification, part validation, and cost estimating
• Support the certification of our products for global distribution
• Be a supporting technical resource for the Account Management and Customer Support teams.

Qualifications

• Proficiency using SolidWorks 3D CAD design software
• Proficiency using PDM/PLM tools (SolidWorks and Arena preferred)
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• Proficiency with common shop tools and mechanical assembly techniques
• Proficiency building prototypes to evaluate and test design concepts
• Good problem-solving skills (statistical experiment design experience preferred)
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent collaboration and teamwork skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to be on-site at headquarters in Needham, MA, full-time
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering (graduate degree preferred)
• 7+ years of experience developing systems products