Acorn is looking for a Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager who provides both business and technical management of internal Acorn and external partner teams. This position is a hands-on technical role with substantial multi-disciplinary product development experience along with a strong project management experience that provides a single point of contact for clients to discuss technical, budget/financial and schedule information.
Acorn Product Development is a top innovator in product design and engineering for global manufacturability. Acorn has offices in Silicon Valley, Boston, Denver and China.
Each year, key Fortune 100 and 500 companies – as well as numerous hot start-ups -- hire Acorn to participate in the design of their latest product offerings. Our design talents are focused on consumer products, robotics, industrial, communications, and medical devices.
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!
Position is open for our Milpitas California office.
Requirements
- BSME (MSME preferred).
- 8+ years of hands-on work in engineering design and development.
- Demonstrated success developing products in robotics, life sciences, consumer, networking, automated hardware systems.
- Hands on experience designing injection molded, sheet metal and machined components.
- Proficient with SolidWorks (Creo a plus) and preparing engineering documentation for production release.
- On-the-job analysis experience in at least three of the following areas:
- Tolerance analysis
- FEA and/or CFD
- Fluidics design
- Heat transfer
- Shock & vibration
- Experience managing complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.
- Strong client interfacing skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple projects.
- Support the development and maintenance of accurate project plans and proposals.
- Work with clients to identify requirements; brainstorm, define and develop product solutions.
- Collaborate with ID/UX/UI and EE teams to produce refined product designs.
- Identify and perform mechanical engineering analyses.
- Create detailed designs/documentation to meet project objectives.
- Interface with vendors for prototyping, tooling & production.
- Test and evaluate prototypes, tooling and first articles.
- Create project and technical reports as required.
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering; master's degree preferred
- 8+ years of hands-on engineering design and development experience
- Demonstrated success developing products in robotics, life sciences, consumer products, networking, or automated hardware systems
- Hands-on experience designing injection-molded, sheet-metal, and machined components
- Proficiency with SolidWorks; Creo experience is a plus
- Experience preparing engineering documentation for production release
- On-the-job analysis experience in at least three of tolerance analysis, FEA or CFD, fluidics design, heat transfer, and shock and vibration
- Experience managing complex electromechanical products from early concept through production
- Strong client interfacing skills
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.
