Mechanical Engineer (Senior)

Acorn Product Development, Inc.•Milpitas, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Acorn Product Development is a top innovator in product design and engineering for global manufacturability, with offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, Denver, and China. Each year, key Fortune 100 and 500 companies, as well as numerous start-ups, hire Acorn to participate in the design of their latest product offerings. Our design talents are focused on consumer products, robotics, industrial, communications, and medical devices. Working at Acorn is an engineer’s dream, offering opportunities to learn more, grow faster, work with an excellent team, and be appreciated for contributions. This position is open for our Milpitas California office.

Requirements

BSME (MSME preferred).
5+ years of hands-on work in engineering design and development.
Demonstrated success developing products in robotics, life sciences, consumer, networking, automated hardware systems.
Hands on experience designing injection molded, sheet metal and machined components.
Proficient with SolidWorks (Creo a plus) and preparing engineering documentation for production release.
On-the-job analysis experience in at least three of the following areas: Tolerance analysis, FEA and/or CFD, Fluidics design, Heat transfer, Shock & vibration.
Experience managing complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.
Strong client interfacing skills.

Responsibilities

Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple projects.
Support the development and maintenance of accurate project plans and proposals.
Work with clients to identify requirements; brainstorm, define and develop product solutions.
Collaborate with ID/UX/UI and EE teams to produce refined product designs.
Identify and perform mechanical engineering analyses.
Create detailed designs/documentation to meet project objectives.
Interface with vendors for prototyping, tooling & production.
Test and evaluate prototypes, tooling and first articles.
Create project and technical reports as required.