Staff Mechanical Engineer

• Lead mechanical design efforts for complex products, systems, and subsystems
• Drive system architecture decisions, design trade studies, and technical risk mitigation
• Own designs from concept development through NPI, production release, and sustaining
• Collaborate with manufacturing, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to ensure production readiness and smooth ramp
• Plan and execute verification, validation, and reliability testing activities
• Support field and manufacturing issues through structured root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Participate in and lead technical design reviews across multiple projects
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through coaching, design feedback, and technical guidance
• Contribute to and help define engineering standards, processes, and best practices
• Influence technical direction across teams without direct authority

• Proven ability to lead and deliver complex mechanical systems or architectures
• Deep expertise in at least one core area (e.g., precision design, analysis, DFMA, electromechanical systems) with breadth across others
• Strong experience with DFMA, manufacturing processes, and production engineering
• Advanced proficiency in mechanical analysis, including FEA and analytical modeling
• Hands-on experience with prototyping, verification, validation, and reliability testing
• Strong knowledge of materials selection, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis
• Experience integrating mechanical systems with electronics, software, motion, thermal, or fluid systems
• Familiarity with tooling, fixtures, automation, or equipment design
• Knowledge of regulatory, safety, and compliance requirements
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and raise team technical capability
• Excellent communication skills and strong engineering judgment

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 8+ years of experience in a related mechanical engineering role

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times
• Vision to read printed materials and a computer screen
• Hearing and speech to communicate

This is a direct hire.

Please, no outside Agency solicitations.

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