Senior Mechanical Engineer

PwC

Senior Associate in Operations Consulting at PwC specializing in product development and manufacturing processes. Analyze client needs, develop strategies, and drive operational efficiency and effectiveness.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeCalifornia, North Carolina, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $77,000 - $202,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

At PwC, our people in operations consulting specialise in providing consulting services on optimising operational efficiency and effectiveness.
These individuals analyse client needs, develop operational strategies, and offer guidance and support to help clients streamline processes, improve productivity, and drive business performance.
In product development and manufacturing at PwC, you will specialise in improving product development and manufacturing processes.
You will work closely with clients to analyse product development lifecycles, identify bottlenecks, and develop strategies to enhance speed to market, reduce costs, and improve quality.
You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality.
Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Background in working with multi-disciplinary teams to manage and troubleshoot several NPI cycles for high-volume consumer electronics, including onsite issue identification and resolution at manufacturing locations.
Broad, cross-functional understanding of and experience with the product development cycle, including timeline estimates, product execution, ability to see downstream effects of design decisions, perform risk assessment, and develop mitigation plans.
Ability to remain calm in the face of urgent product development requests and quickly resolve complex issues in creative, efficient, and effective ways.
Demonstrated ability to find compromises with high value designs that deliver maximum benefit for minimum risk and schedule impact.
Deep knowledge in several of the following: advanced surfacing, complex plastic injection-molding, castings, sheet metal design, additive manufacturing, rechargeable battery integration, mechanisms, IP ratings, testing, tooling, audio equipment, sensors, and cameras.
Expertise with one or more CAD platforms (e.g., NX, SolidWorks, CREO, etc.)
Proven skills in product design, material selection, and tolerance, failure, and root cause analysis.
Experience in developing functional specifications, design verification plans, and functional test procedures.
Demonstrated ability to learn and utilize PDM and PLM tools (e.g., TeamCenter , PDMworks , WindChill , Agile, Arena, etc.)
High level of initiative, sense of ownership, and self-motivation.
Willingness and ability to professionally present and defend your and your team’s work, graciously accept and provide feedback, own and learn from mistakes, and have tough conversations.
A team player who gains satisfaction from enabling products to ship and the whole team to succeed.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
401k
holiday pay
vacation
personal and family sick leave
annual discretionary bonus

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Hard Skills & Tools

product developmentmanufacturing processesrisk assessmentroot cause analysismaterial selectiontolerance analysisadvanced surfacingplastic injection-moldingadditive manufacturingmechanisms

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcalm under pressurecreative thinkingeffective communicationteam collaborationinitiativeownershipself-motivationfeedback acceptanceconflict resolution