Senior Mechanical Design Engineer- Exoskeletons

Dephy, Inc.•Boxborough, MA

22d•$130,000 - $162,000

About The Position

A Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Dephy is responsible for designing the mechanical components and assemblies that power lightweight, high-performance exoskeletons, with deep expertise in SolidWorks and complex electromechanical mechanisms and actuation systems. The candidate will analyze the current design and lead iterative design cycles to improve system efficiency, reduce weight through material selection and component optimization, enhance environmental protection, and increase manufacturability while meeting our established performance, safety, and compliance requirements. They transform ideas into elegant, functional models, bringing concepts to life from initial sketches or renderings, leading all stages of prototyping, including lab and user testing, through detailed design and a successful transfer to manufacturing. This Senior Engineer develops and refines ideas through hands-on prototyping and testing, including designing automated test equipment and inventing fixtures that simplify assembly. They also contribute to the design of future products and excel at solving challenging engineering problems with creative, innovative solutions.

Requirements

Be a good human - get along with the team, build strong working relationships, and execute on Dephy’s Values.
Experience leading the design process of a consumer product, to solve complex system design challenges and bring designs to life, starting with a sketch or rendering, including:
Electromechanical actuator sizing and design experience
Precision machine design experience
Experience with SolidWorks Surfacing and the ability to create complex and organic surfaces
There will be an in-person SolidWorks skill assessment as part of the interview process.
Experience integrating sensors and electronics in mechanical assemblies
Experience designing components and systems with strength and mass constraints
Experience working cross-functionally, bringing designs through the product development life cycle
Design for Manufacturing (DFM) experience
Experience using FEA as part of the design process
Experience with sourcing manufactured prototypes and parts
Flexible, self-starter, who doesn’t wait to be told what to do and has a desire to own and solve difficult problems
Proven success in thriving in a cross-disciplinary and collaborative environment, with team members of all experience levels, driving projects to completion
Minimum education: bachelor’s degree in engineering or science
7+ years of work experience using Solidworks regularly (excluding academic experience)

Nice To Haves

Certified SolidWorks Expert or Professional certification
Composite design experience (carbon fiber)
Experience with robots, exoskeletons, active prostheses, or other complex electromechanical systems

Responsibilities

Designing mechanical components and assemblies for lightweight, high-performance exoskeletons.
Analyzing current designs and leading iterative design cycles to improve system efficiency.
Reducing weight through material selection and component optimization.
Enhancing environmental protection.
Increasing manufacturability while meeting performance, safety, and compliance requirements.
Transforming ideas into functional models from initial sketches or renderings.
Leading all stages of prototyping, including lab and user testing.
Detailed design and successful transfer to manufacturing.
Developing and refining ideas through hands-on prototyping and testing.
Designing automated test equipment and inventing fixtures that simplify assembly.
Contributing to the design of future products.
Solving challenging engineering problems with creative, innovative solutions.