Mechanical Engineer
Location
Menlo Park, CA
Level
Mid-Level
Department
MedTech
Type
Salary
Job Description
Posted on:
2025-10-22
Responsibilities
- Work with a multidisciplinary team to translate user and system requirements into mechanical specifications.
- Lead DFM/DFS with vendors; review drawings, GD&T/tolerance stacks, and materials/finishes.
- Define factory and site acceptance test criteria; witness tests and drive punch-list closure.
- Support onsite assembly, alignment, and anchoring; coordinate rigging with general contractors.
- Design and own fixtures, guarding, enclosures, and mounting solutions.
- Maintain bills of materials, revision control, and as-built documentation.
- Incorporate machine safety and ergonomics; collaborate on interlocks and guarding.
Job Requirements
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
- 3+ years in mechanical design and vendor-facing manufacturing.
- Strong CAD (SolidWorks & PDM), GD&T, tolerance analysis, and drawing control.
- Experience with fixtures, frames, and enclosures for mechatronic/automation systems.
- Comfortable onsite for installs and bring-up in a fast-paced lab environment.
- Bonus: Robotics/automation experience; exposure to P&IDs and utilities interfaces.
- Bonus: FEA simulation for structural and thermal analysis.
