Sr. Mechanical Engineer / Project Manager

Acorn Product Development; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Medical, dental & vision insurance

401k and PTO

Job summary

Acorn Product Development in Newark, CA is looking for an experienced Sr. Mechanical Engineer to take on a technical leadership position. You will guide a team of engineers in designing innovative products, focusing on robotics and automation.

The ideal candidate has over 8 years of technical design experience, strong project management skills, and is proficient in Solidworks CAD. This onsite role also offers a remote work option for 2 days a week.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 8+ years of technical system-level design experience.
• Multiple projects designed, fabricated, and tested.
• Experience with life science instrument and/or medical device design is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead a mechanical engineering team designing products with multiple, powered DOFs.
• Design, build and test systems and critical components.
• Manage project budget, schedule, and deliverables as the primary contact with clients.

Skills

Technical system-level design experience

Project Management

Mechatronics expertise

Experience with motion control hardware

Hands-on system integration

Education

BSME required, MSME preferred

Tools

Solidworks CAD

Job description

Acorn is looking for an experienced Sr. Mechanical Engineer that can also manage projects to take a technical leadership position and help guide our team of engineers to create innovative, world class products. This position requires a broad design engineering background in robotics and automation.

Acorn has 33 years' experience as an industry leader in product development consulting, partnering with clients ranging from high profile start-ups to Fortune 100 & 500 companies. Every day we are privileged to work on ground‑breaking technologies, develop bleeding edge designs, and work alongside some of the most talented folks in industry. Acorn focuses its design talents on robotics, medical and life science devices, and consumer products, and has offices in Silicon Valley, Denver, Boston and China.

Working at Acorn is an engineer’s dream. You will learn more, grow faster, work with an excellent team and be appreciated for your contributions. If our requirements fit your background, we want to talk with you!

We value and promote the diversity of our workforce.

This is an onsite position based out of our Newark, CA office, with a 2 day per week remote work option.

YOU NEED

• BSME required, MSME preferred

• Minimum of 8+ years of technical system-level design experience – from architectural definition to design to release to manufacturing
• Project Management experience leading a cross functional team
• Mechatronics expertise: motors, bearings, gear trains, belt drives, and sensors
• Experience with motion control hardware including motors (steppers, servos, dc motors) and position sensors (encoders, limit switches etc.)
• Experience with end effector design is a plus
• Multiple projects designed, fabricated, and tested
• Automation experience for industrial applications and manufacturing lines
• Hands‑on system bring‑up and integration with a cross functional team
• ME analysis experience in kinematics, structural, thermal and tolerances,
• Materials and component selection expertise
• Proficient in Solidworks CAD and FEA
• Experience with life science instrument and/or medical device design is a plus

PLUS

• Client interface capability and experience
• Hands‑on practical performance in shop/lab work
• Design for manufacturability (high/low volume)
• Project and technical reporting
• Understanding of ISO 13485 (a plus)

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead a mechanical engineering team designing products with multiple, powered DOFs.
• Design, build and testing of systems and critical components
• Brainstorm, design, and compare potential product architectures against client metrics.
• Identify and perform critical engineering analyses and tests from concept evaluations to production verification
• Assist client to define product specifications, schedules and resource planning
• Manage project budget, schedule, and deliverables as the primary point of contact with clients. Coordinate work with other engineers across multiple offices.

Benefits

Competitive salaries, Paid time off, medical, dental & vision insurance, life insurance and disability benefits, 401k, health care spending accounts, quarterly and annual company events and much more.