Senior Mechanical Engineer

Acorn Product Development

Mechanical Engineer at Acorn overseeing product design and technical management while mentoring junior engineers. Focused on robotics, consumer products, and advanced engineering projects in a collaborative environment.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeMilpitas • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide technical management of internal and external partner teams.
Serve as a single point of contact for clients regarding technical, budget/financial and schedule information.
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple projects.
Support development and maintenance of project plans and proposals.
Collaborate with clients to identify requirements and brainstorm product solutions.
Work with design teams to produce refined product designs.
Perform mechanical engineering analyses and create detailed designs to meet objectives.
Interface with vendors for prototyping, tooling & production.
Test and evaluate prototypes and tooling.
Create project and technical reports as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BSME (MSME preferred).
5+ 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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salaries
Paid time off
Medical, dental & vision insurance
Life insurance and disability benefits
401k
Health care spending accounts
Quarterly and annual company events
Much more.

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Hard Skills & Tools

mechanical engineeringengineering designproduct developmenttolerance analysisFEACFDfluidics designheat transfershock and vibrationinjection molding

Soft Skills

technical leadershipmentoringclient interfacingcollaborationcommunication

Certifications

BSMEMSME