Senior Mechanical Engineer
About The Position
Acorn Product Development is seeking a hands-on Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager to provide business and technical management of internal Acorn and external partner teams. The role combines substantial multidisciplinary product-development experience with strong project-management skills and serves as a single point of contact for clients on technical, budget/financial, and schedule matters. Acorn designs and engineers products for global manufacturability, serving Fortune 100 and 500 companies and startups across consumer products, robotics, industrial, communications, and medical-device markets. This position is based in Acorn’s Milpitas, California office. The role includes technical leadership across projects, client collaboration, mechanical design and analysis, production documentation, and support through prototyping, tooling, testing, and production.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME); a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) is preferred.
- At least 8 years of hands-on experience in engineering design and development.
- Demonstrated success developing products in robotics, life sciences, consumer, networking, or automated hardware systems.
- Hands-on experience designing injection-molded, sheet-metal, and machined components.
- Proficiency with SolidWorks and experience 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, and shock and vibration.
- Experience managing complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.
- Strong client-interfacing skills.
Nice To Haves
- MSME.
- Experience with Creo.
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 and brainstorm, define, and develop product solutions.
- Collaborate with ID/UX/UI and electrical engineering teams to produce refined product designs.
- Identify and perform mechanical engineering analyses.
- Create detailed designs and documentation to meet project objectives.
- Interface with vendors for prototyping, tooling, and production.
- Test and evaluate prototypes, tooling, and first articles.
- Create project and technical reports as required.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries
- Paid time off
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Disability benefits
- 401(k)
- Health care spending accounts
- Quarterly and annual company events
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
