Senior Mechanical Engineer

Wonder

Senior Mechanical Engineer developing next generation automated food equipment. Collaborating with project leads to execute technical vision in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 6/4/2026full-timeBoston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $155,000 - $163,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Turn complex concepts into robust, production-ready hardware.
Own the design of high-stakes automation subsystems.
Ensure project’s technical vision is executed flawlessly on a tight timeline.
Tackle difficult design problems and own prototype-to-production process.
Create clean 3D CAD and excellent 2D drawings.
Mentor younger engineers and provide design, testing, and validation feedback.
Participate in on-call rotation to provide stores with technical support.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
At least 6yrs of experience in mechanical engineering product development, ideally in industrial automation, food equipment, or biomedical automation.
Experience designing electro-mechanical systems combining custom parts with industrial automation components such as pneumatics, linear actuators, servos, and various sensors.
A track record of successfully balancing pure product performance with secondary factors such as user experience, maintenance, and cost.
Strong experience with Solidworks or equivalent CAD programs.
Deep knowledge of best practices for clean parametric CAD and production quality drawings.
Strong mechanical aptitude.
Comfortable building things from scratch, using hand tools and prototyping tools such as mill, lathe, laser cutter, 3D printer.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive salary package including equity and 401K.
Multiple medical, dental, and vision plans to meet all of our employees' needs.
Many benefits and perks that are not listed.

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Hard Skills & Tools

mechanical engineeringproduct developmentelectro-mechanical systemsindustrial automationpneumaticslinear actuatorsservossensorsparametric CADproduction quality drawings

Soft Skills

mentoringdesign feedbacktesting feedbackvalidation feedbackproblem-solvingproject managementcommunicationuser experience considerationmaintenance considerationcost management

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering