Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Contract)

Fresh Consulting; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 103,320 - 117,096; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Consulting seeks a seasoned product development engineer to lead design and iteration of high-tech industrial and consumer products. You will work with prototypes, CAD (SolidWorks preferred), and rapid tooling to push concepts toward production.

You will navigate ambiguous design challenges, ensure GD&T and material selection, and collaborate with manufacturing to deliver high-volume parts for injection molding and related processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years product development of high-tech industrial, consumer products and precision test equipment.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, leadership, verbal and written communication skills.
• Expert in CAD (SolidWorks preferred).
• Experience building prototypes, CNC machined and rapid prototyping, fast iterations.
• Requires strong design skills, managing through ambiguity, and technical problem-solving skills.
• Extensive experience in the development of plastic components for injection molding and similar high-volume manufacturing processes.
• Experience with material properties and material selection based on application requirements.
• GD&T knowledge and practical application of engineering tolerancing.
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing and production tool qualification.
• Knowledge of manufacturing assembly processes, component mounting, interfaces, fastening and bonding.
• Understanding of the practical application of thermal modeling and computational fluid dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Lead design from concept to production using CAD, prototypes, and rapid tooling.
• Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing to validate design choices for high-volume production.
• Apply GD&T and tolerancing to ensure manufacturability and quality.
• Evaluate material properties and selections to meet application requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Ambiguity management

Team collaboration

Influencing

Verbal communication

Written communication

Tools

SolidWorks

CNC machining

Rapid prototyping

3D printing

Job description

We are Fresh. Together let’s build the future. With partners and clients, we practice strategy, design, development, and engineering to harness the power of technology and create what's next.

Our cross-disciplinary approach blends human ingenuity and technology, empowering us to meet uncertainty with confidence. What got us to today won’t get us to tomorrow, so we test our assumptions and always strive for growth. From the products we build to the partners we collaborate with, we believe people make the difference.

And we do so as a workforce representative of the communities we serve, understanding that a diverse workforce strengthens our organization. We value diversity and support a positive and welcoming environment where all of our employees can thrive.

Why join Fresh?

We are tech industry veterans in software, hardware, strategy, and design who are pooling our skills to build the future we want to live in. We are solving real-world problems for people by leveraging robotics, machine learning, and computer vision, among other technologies, with an eye toward the end-to-end user experience. Our team is agile, diverse, and driven. We believe that the best way to solve complicated, dynamic problems is collaboratively and respectfully. Most of all, we were built from the start as a modern, high-performance services partner that puts people – from our employees to our partners to our clients to their customers – first.

Required Experience

• 8+ years product development of high‑tech industrial, consumer products and precision test equipment
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing, leadership, verbal and written communication skills
• Expert in CAD (SolidWorks preferred)
• Experience building prototypes, CNC machined and rapid prototyping, fast iterations, etc.
• Requires strong design skills, managing through ambiguity, and technical problem‑solving skills
• Extensive experience in the development of plastic components for injection molding and similar high‑volume manufacturing processes
• Experience with material properties and material selection based on application requirements
• GD&T knowledge and practical application of engineering tolerancing
• Experience with high‑volume manufacturing and production tool qualification
• Knowledge of manufacturing assembly processes, component mounting, interfaces, fastening and bonding
• Understanding of the practical application of thermal modeling and computational fluid dynamics

The hourly rate for this position is $75 – $85 per hour. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Equal employment opportunity: All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, familial status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability for which a reasonable accommodation can be made or any other status protected by law. Assistance will be gladly provided upon request for any applicant with sensory or non‑sensory disabilities.

*Fresh Consulting is a participating E‑Verify company.