Mechanical Engineer
Sentient Industries•Austin, TX
•Onsite
About The Position
Sentient Industries is seeking a Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Austin, TX. In this role, you'll design rugged enclosures and thermal management systems for embedded products, owning designs from concept through production. You'll collaborate with electrical, firmware, and manufacturing engineers to deliver reliable, production-ready hardware for demanding environments.
Requirements
- 5+ years of mechanical product design experience using a solid-body CAD platform (Fusion 360, SOLIDWORKS, Inventor, or similar)
- 2+ years designing thermal management systems using active and/or passive cooling methods
- Experience designing production hardware with sheet metal, CNC machined components, and molding processes
- Experience performing finite element analysis (FEA)
- Experience designing products through the full development lifecycle from prototype to production
- Strong understanding of Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles
- Must be able to pass a federal background check
Nice To Haves
- Experience designing injection molded plastic components
- Experience with additive manufacturing (3D printing)
- Experience designing environmentally sealed products (IP67, NEMA 4, or similar)
- Experience developing products tested to MIL-STD-810 or similar environmental standards
- Experience using Fusion 360
Responsibilities
- Design mechanical enclosures for rugged embedded systems
- Develop active and passive thermal management solutions
- Design for environmental sealing, including IP67, IP67+, and NEMA 4 enclosures
- Create and maintain production CAD models, drawings, and documentation
- Perform FEA to validate structural and thermal designs
- Design and support mechanical validation testing, including vibration, thermal, stress, and strain testing
- Design components for sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, additive manufacturing, and production manufacturing processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams throughout product development
- Support prototype builds and transition designs into production
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Plan Options (Employee-paid)
- Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
- Training & Development
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
