Senior Mechanical Engineer

Acorn Product Development, Inc.Milpitas, CA
22h

About The Position

Acorn Product Development is a top innovator in product design and engineering for global manufacturability. Acorn has offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, Denver and China. Each year, key Fortune 100 and 500 companies – as well as numerous hot 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. You will learn more, grow faster, work with an excellent team and be appreciated for your contributions.If our requirements fit your background, we want to talk with you! Position is open for our Milpitas California office.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of design and engineering analysis experience w/ a BSME or equivalent (MSME preferred).
  • Demonstrated success developing robotic, life science and/or automated hardware systems.
  • Hands-on project management experience with interdisciplinary teams including development of project plans and budgets.
  • Experience transitioning at least two complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.
  • Experience defining engineering requirements and hardware architecture for complex systems.
  • Working knowledge of designing molded, sheet metal and machined components.
  • Adept at specifying and sourcing off-the-shelf components (e.g. actuators, bearings, fluid handling 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
  • Ability to work with distributed teams in a fast-paced product development environment.
  • Strong written and oral communication skills and experience presenting to customers.
  • Familiarity with regulatory requirements and lab certification processes.
  • Hands-on shop/lab skills.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with life science instruments and/or medical device design is a plus
  • Consumer Electronics product development experience is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Broaden the breadth and depth of your technical knowledge and leadership skills.
  • 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 and FEA.
  • 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.
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