Mechanical Engineer - Hands (Compliant Elements)
- Design mechanical parts and assemblies in 3D CAD that meet structural, durability, manufacturability, and industrial design requirements—with a specific focus on flexible substrates, overmolding, and skin/grip interfaces.
- Generate accurate 2D drawings using GD&T in accordance with ASME Y14.5.
- Perform tolerance stack-ups and review quality and inspection reports to ensure design intent is met for both rigid and elastomeric/molded parts.
- Prototype, build, and test components / systems to validate tactile performance, material durability, reliability, and lifetime requirements.
- Lead and support testing / validation efforts at the component, module, and system level.
- Collaborate closely with electrical engineers and systems/integration teams on electromechanical designs, routing, and environmental sealing.
- Partner with supply chain, contract manufacturers, toolmakers, and quality teams to drive softgoods and plastic designs through NPI and into high-volume production.
- Own and drive Failure Analysis & Corrective Actions (FA/CA) for complex material, molding, or mechanical issues discovered during manufacturing, testing, or field use.
- Inspect first articles (including mold trials and T1 samples), support build readiness, and continuously support hardware on development platforms.
- 3+ years of experience in mechanical engineering with a proven track record in softgoods, plastics, or elastomer product design.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Biomechanical, Material Science, Robotics, Mechatronics, or a similar field.
- Expert in using 3D CAD software to design parts with complex geometry, surface modeling, and variable material interfaces.
- Extensive experience designing for injection molding, including shipping complex injection molded parts with variable materials and complex tooling (e.g., side actions, lifters, overmolding).
- Direct experience working with elastomers, silicones, or flexible polymers (material selection, durometer trade-offs, and tactile/friction optimization).
- Familiarity with alternative specialized plastics manufacturing processes such as blow molding and plastic dipping.
- Experience owning and designing complex mechanical systems/modules end-to-end, including requirements definition, design tradeoffs, build, and validation.
- Experience with engineering analysis and simulation tools (e.g., FEA for non-linear materials/elastomers, MATLAB, or equivalent).
- Strong understanding of statistical analysis methods (e.g., Cp/Cpk, Design of Experiments (DOE), variance and sensitivity studies) for component- and system-level characterization, validation, and manufacturing readiness.
- Experience shipping hardware at scale, working with contract manufacturers/molders, supporting NPI builds, and driving complex Failure Analysis.
- Familiarity with electromechanical integration, including sensors, motors, wire harnesses, and communication interfaces.
- 5+ years of experience.
- Experience with waterproofing, ingress protection (IP-rating) design, and environmental sealing techniques for moving assemblies.
- Experience in controls, integration, and validation.
- CATIA V6 experience.
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