Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Posted on Oct 7, 2024 by Acorn Product Development, Inc.
City of Newark, CA
Engineering
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Acorn is looking for an experienced Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer to take a technical leadership position and help guide our team of engineers to create innovative, world class products. This position requires a broad design engineering background in robotics and automation.

Acorn has 31 years' experience as an industry leader in product development consulting, partnering with clients ranging from high profile start-ups to Fortune 100 & 500 companies. Every day we are privileged to work on ground-breaking technologies, develop bleeding edge designs, and work alongside some of the most talented folks in industry. Acorn focuses its design talents on robotics, medical and life science devices, and consumer products, and has offices in Silicon Valley, Denver, Boston and China.

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!

We value and promote the diversity of our workforce.

This is an onsite position based out of our Newark, CA office, with a 2 day per week remote work option.

Requirements

YOU NEED:

BSME required, MSME preferred

Minimum of 8 years of technical system-level design experience – from architectural definition to design to release to manufacturing

Mechatronics expertise: motors, bearings, gear trains, belt drives, and sensors

Experience with motion control hardware including motors (steppers, servos, dc motors) and position sensors (encoders, limit switches etc.)

Experience with end effector design is a plus

Multiple projects designed, fabricated, and tested

Automation experience for industrial applications and manufacturing lines

Hands-on system bring-up and integration with a cross functional team

ME analysis experience in kinematics, structural, thermal and tolerances,

Materials and component selection expertise

Proficient in Solidworks CAD and FEA

Project Management experience leading a cross functional team

Experience with life science instrument and/or medical device design is a plus

PLUS:

Client interface capability and experience

Hands-on practical performance in shop/lab work

Design for manufacturability (high/low volume)

Project and technical reporting

Understanding of ISO 13485 (a plus)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead a mechanical engineering team designing products with multiple, powered DOFs.

Design, build and testing of systems and critical components

Brainstorm, design, and compare potential product architectures against client metrics.

Identify and perform critical engineering analyses and tests from concept evaluations to production verification

Assist client to define product specifications, schedules and resource planning

Manage project budget, schedule, and deliverables as the primary point of contact with clients. Coordinate work with other engineers across multiple offices.

Benefits

Benefits: Competitive salaries, Paid time off, medical, dental & vision insurance, life insurance and disability benefits, 401k, health care spending accounts, quarterly and annual company events and much more.

Reference: 198851824

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Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer

Posted on Oct 7, 2024 by Acorn Product Development, Inc.

City of Newark, CA
Engineering
Immediate Start
Annual Salary
Full-Time
Acorn is looking for an experienced Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer to take a technical leadership position and help guide our team of engineers to create innovative, world class products. This position requires a broad design engineering background in robotics and automation.

Acorn has 31 years' experience as an industry leader in product development consulting, partnering with clients ranging from high profile start-ups to Fortune 100 & 500 companies. Every day we are privileged to work on ground-breaking technologies, develop bleeding edge designs, and work alongside some of the most talented folks in industry. Acorn focuses its design talents on robotics, medical and life science devices, and consumer products, and has offices in Silicon Valley, Denver, Boston and China.

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!

We value and promote the diversity of our workforce.

This is an onsite position based out of our Newark, CA office, with a 2 day per week remote work option.

Requirements

YOU NEED:

BSME required, MSME preferred

Minimum of 8 years of technical system-level design experience – from architectural definition to design to release to manufacturing

Mechatronics expertise: motors, bearings, gear trains, belt drives, and sensors

Experience with motion control hardware including motors (steppers, servos, dc motors) and position sensors (encoders, limit switches etc.)

Experience with end effector design is a plus

Multiple projects designed, fabricated, and tested

Automation experience for industrial applications and manufacturing lines

Hands-on system bring-up and integration with a cross functional team

ME analysis experience in kinematics, structural, thermal and tolerances,

Materials and component selection expertise

Proficient in Solidworks CAD and FEA

Project Management experience leading a cross functional team

Experience with life science instrument and/or medical device design is a plus

PLUS:

Client interface capability and experience

Hands-on practical performance in shop/lab work

Design for manufacturability (high/low volume)

Project and technical reporting

Understanding of ISO 13485 (a plus)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Lead a mechanical engineering team designing products with multiple, powered DOFs.

Design, build and testing of systems and critical components

Brainstorm, design, and compare potential product architectures against client metrics.

Identify and perform critical engineering analyses and tests from concept evaluations to production verification

Assist client to define product specifications, schedules and resource planning

Manage project budget, schedule, and deliverables as the primary point of contact with clients. Coordinate work with other engineers across multiple offices.

Benefits

Benefits: Competitive salaries, Paid time off, medical, dental & vision insurance, life insurance and disability benefits, 401k, health care spending accounts, quarterly and annual company events and much more.

Reference: 198851824

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