Senior Mechanical Engineer - Sustaining Engineering

Desktop Metal is seeking a senior mechanical engineer to join their Sustaining Engineering team. The team provides continuing engineering support for in-production products and transitional support for new product development. The ideal candidate should be comfortable working on a cross-functional engineering team, have experience bringing a product through a full design cycle, and possess a thorough understanding and use of technical principles, theories, and concepts in mechanical and systems engineering. The job responsibilities include designing system components, creating product requirements, performing validation testing, overseeing and executing all aspects of the product lifecycle, identifying and executing design improvement and cost reduction projects, and maintaining 3D CAD models and documentation of system architecture and components. The job qualifications include a BS/MS Mechanical Engineering or equivalent, 5-7 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering, and Solidworks and PDM proficiency.

• Design system components, including detailed drawings for manufacturing using best practices such as GD&T and DFM
• Create product requirements and qualify designs against specifications
• Perform validation testing to meet product requirements
• Oversee and execute all aspects of the product lifecycle through the phase gate process from concept generation through production fielding and eventual obsolescence
• Identify and execute design improvement and cost reduction projects
• Execute failure analyses and mitigation activities, utilizing industry best practices such as Six Sigma, Lean, Pareto, Fishbone, and CAPA.
• Maintain 3D CAD models and documentation of system architecture and components
• Work with an interdisciplinary team to perform detailed design and analysis
• Apply a strong analytical approach to the design process, including mechanics, thermals, and tolerance analysis.
• Review design documentation of New Product Development activities for production readiness.
• Maintain a high level of communication with cross-functional teams, partners, and suppliers

• Design system components, including detailed drawings for manufacturing using best practices such as GD&T and DFM
• Create product requirements and qualify designs against specifications
• Perform validation testing to meet product requirements
• Oversee and execute all aspects of the product lifecycle through the phase gate process from concept generation through production fielding and eventual obsolescence
• Identify and execute design improvement and cost reduction projects
• Execute failure analyses and mitigation activities, utilizing industry best practices such as Six Sigma, Lean, Pareto, Fishbone, and CAPA.
• Maintain 3D CAD models and documentation of system architecture and components
• Work with an interdisciplinary team to perform detailed design and analysis
• Apply a strong analytical approach to the design process, including mechanics, thermals, and tolerance analysis.
• Review design documentation of New Product Development activities for production readiness.
• Maintain a high level of communication with cross-functional teams, partners, and suppliers
• Experience bringing a product through a full design cycle, from brainstorming through release.
• Thorough understanding and use of technical principles, theories, and concepts in mechanical and systems engineering
• Ability to identify, design and validate cost-saving opportunities against original design intent
• Broad exposure to mechanical design and development practices
• Working knowledge of manufacturing techniques such as injection molding, sheet metal fabrication, welding, traditional machining, and additive manufacturing
• Experience designing and documenting machined, sheet metal, and cast parts for prototypes and production
• Experience working with various suppliers to integrate components into system design
• Ability to resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways
• Ability to apply customer and company-wide perspectives to detailed technical decisions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• BS/MS Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 5-7 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering
• Solidworks and PDM proficiency
• DFM and DTC (preferred)
• Working knowledge of fluid systems (preferred)
• Working knowledge of high-pressure systems (preferred)
• Basic knowledge of vacuum systems (preferred)
• GD&T (preferred)
• PDM and PLM systems (preferred)
• Hands-on machine build and operation experience (preferred)
• Basic knowledge of electrical systems (preferred)