We are a product engineering services company for leading companies around the globe. We embrace collaboration, simplify complex engineering challenges, establish supply chains, and plan for manufacturing and delivery. Our proven expertise, relationships, and processes help our clients bring innovative, reliable, and cost-effective products to market.
We are looking for Mechanical Engineer (contractors) to work with our team in Waltham, MA.
Local candidates preferred.
Requirements
- 8+ years of design and engineering analysis experience w/ a BSME or equivalent (MSME preferred).
- Demonstrated success designing and developing products in Robotics, Automation, Networking, Consumer, Medical Devices.
- Experience transitioning complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.
- Experience defining engineering requirements and hardware architecture for complex systems.
- Knowledge of designing molded, sheet metal and machined components.
- Experience with mechanisms; motion control is a plus.
- Adept at specifying and sourcing off-the-shelf components (e.g. actuators, bearings, fluid handling components)
- Proficient with SolidWorks (Creo a plus).
On-the-job experience in the following areas:
- High quality CAD model development and 2D fabrication drawings
- Tolerance analysis
- FEA and/or CFD
- Strength of materials
- Heat transfer
- Shock & vibration
- Hands-on systems bring-up and integration with a cross functional team.
Skills Required
- 8+ years of design and engineering analysis experience
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering
- Demonstrated success designing and developing products in robotics, automation, networking, consumer products, or medical devices
- Experience transitioning complex electromechanical products from early concept into production
- Experience defining engineering requirements and hardware architecture for complex systems
- Knowledge of designing molded, sheet metal, and machined components
- Experience with mechanisms
- Motion control experience
- Ability to specify and source off-the-shelf components, including actuators, bearings, and fluid handling components
- Proficiency with SolidWorks
- Experience with Creo
- Experience developing high-quality CAD models and 2D fabrication drawings
- Experience conducting tolerance analysis
- Experience with FEA and/or CFD
- Knowledge of strength of materials
- Knowledge of heat transfer
- Knowledge of shock and vibration
- Hands-on systems bring-up and integration experience with cross-functional teams
- Local to Waltham, Massachusetts
What We Do
Acorn Product Development is based in Silicon Valley with design centers in Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, and China. We provide comprehensive mechanical engineering, industrial design, and program management service—from turnkey product development, subassembly development, engineering analysis, materials and manufacturing cost analysis & reduction to UX/UI design, research strategy, and brand identity—for leading companies around the globe. Our team of engineering and design experts embrace collaboration to simplify complex product design challenges, establish supply chains, and plan for manufacturing and delivery. Our proven expertise, relationships, and processes help our clients bring innovative, reliable, and cost-effective products to market quickly while maintaining profitability throughout their life cycles.
