Mechanical Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and at least 5 years of industry experience.
• Sound fundamentals and industrial best practices for robust equipment design for production of serially manufactured machinery.
• Exposure to automation systems, control cabinets, industrial sensors, PLCs, data acquisition, and I/O devices.
• Proficiency in thermal analysis of vacuum systems, including radiative heat transfer, thermal gradients, and bakeout planning.
• Ability to perform conductance calculations and pump-down modeling to optimize system performance.
• Ability and enthusiasm to work in a dynamic environment with rapidly changing requirements, quick iteration with novel hardware, substantial communication demands, and process development involving critical, high-risk trade-offs.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident; sponsorship is unavailable.
• Must be within commuting distance of the Burlington, Massachusetts office or able to relocate.

Nice To Haves

• Background in electromechanical systems and/or precision machine design.
• A dynamic, flexible mindset, balancing day-to-day needs with long-term strategic thinking and planning.
• Experience with GD&T, SolidWorks with PDM, and FMEA.
• Experience in one or more of fluid and gas handling, motion planning and control, hydraulics, laser cutting, and vacuum systems.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment with a bias toward action.
• Familiarity with design for manufacturing, including sheet metal, machined, and welded parts.

Responsibilities

• Design components for Stack Forging manufacturing machines, including automated equipment for material preparation, cutting, inspection, bonding, and assembly.
• Run design processes involving requirements, specifications, concept generation and selection, and design reviews.
• Document and communicate design processes and decisions.
• Improve overall equipment efficiency, manufacturing tolerances, process stability and monitoring, machine reliability, and automation.
• Refine and revisit machine requirements with cross-functional product, process, applications, and operations teams.
• Perform proof-of-concept calculations and benchtop testing to inform design decisions.
• Conduct system- and subsystem-level design and analysis, using parametric modeling to evaluate trade-offs.
• Own and update subsystem designs, bills of materials, specifications, CAD models, and drawings.
• Select and manage external vendors for components and subsystems.
• Perform statistical analysis of assembly tolerance stack-ups and root-cause analyses.

Benefits

• Competitive bonus plan based on individual, group, and corporate performance.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Relocation packages are available.