Mechanical Engineer

Job Title: Mechanical Engineer Location: North Reading, MA 01864 (100% Onsite) Duration: 9 to 12 Months Contract Pay Range: $60-$70 per hour on W2. Job Description:We are seeking a Mechanical Engineer for a Contract position to contribute to a variety of machine design and product development initiatives for our next generation System Level Test platform. The ideal candidate will create innovative, scalable technical solutions to medium-to-high complexity engineering problems. Additionally, this candidate will also work across functional boundaries to identify essential requirements, tradeoffs, and key technical risks while working with product development teams from conceptualization through detailed design implementation and transfer to high-volume manufacturing. ResponsibilitiesWorks with minimal guidance and supervision towards predetermined mid and long-term goals.Synthesizes requirements from multiple stakeholders into discrete engineering and design tradeoffs.Experience in conceptualizing and communicating complex machine design solutions.Consistently collaborates with development teams in key areas through efficient communication, technical guidance, tradeoffs, project scheduling, BOM creation and change managementExecute machine and equipment designs at a subsystem and system level.Support design validation from early-stage prototyping through first article and transfer to high-volume manufacturing. Must Have: Takes initiative, self-motivated, and drives to design, engineer, evaluate and test medium-to-high complexity electromechanical systems, subsystems, and parts.Ability to quickly conceptualize ideas in a CAD environment and communicate those ideas to a broader audience through both ad hoc and formal cross-functional reviews.Consistently displays disciplined and methodical engineering rigor via design work that has analytical support including the use of such tools as FEA and tolerance stack-up analysis.Significant experience designing packaging solutions for electro-mechanical applications involving sheet metal enclosures, structural racks, cable routing, PCBA integration, general thermal solutions and sensors.Proficiency designing and integrating fluid and pneumatic systems is preferred.Designing in and managing large CAD assembly modelsDesigning for and integrating machine safety systemsExperience in design for manufacturing, out-sourced assembly, serviceability and safety compliance.Proficiency in the use of general drafting and design standards including ANSI Y14.5 and GD&T.High proficiency in Solidworks, PDM, Enterprise and MRP systems and overall BOM management. EducationMinimum B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with at least 8 years of experience in machine design