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
- BSME or equivalent degree
- MSME (preferred)
- Experience designing and developing products in Robotics, Automation, Networking, Consumer, or Medical Devices
- Experience transitioning complex electromechanical products from 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 (actuators, bearings, fluid handling)
- Proficient with SolidWorks (Creo a plus)
- High-quality CAD model development and 2D fabrication drawings experience
- Tolerance analysis experience
- FEA and/or CFD experience
- Strength of materials and heat transfer experience
- Shock and vibration analysis experience
- Hands-on systems bring-up and integration experience with cross-functional teams
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.
