What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mechanical Design Engineer position at Acara Solutions, An Aleron Company?
Acara Solutions is seeking a Mechanical Design Engineer located in the Austin area (78758). This is a temp to perm position, with the first 6 months being contract.
The person selected for this role will assist with the development of a portable ion trap mass spectrometer. This is an opportunity to assist a company with tremendous growth potential on the ground floor. There is potential for the position to become permanent. Candidate must be self-motivated, enthusiastic, and able to operate under a tight schedule.
Onsite in Austin, TX (78758)
Pay rate: $40-55/hr, dependent on experience
- Principle Responsibilities will be:
- Apply sound mechanical engineering principles in a multi-functional team to design, proof-of-concept experiments, new product development, and product enhancements
- Updates to existing drawings per redline comments/corrections
- Create, review / approve and release drawings to in-house and external machine shops
- Design of analytical instrumentation parts and assemblies
- Designing enclosures and packaging, including interfacing with external industrial design firms
- Testing and evaluation of components
- Interfacing with applications teams to design market and customer specific solutions to analytical problems
Required Skills / Qualifications:
Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical Engineering or related field, with at least 2 years' experience
Experience with Vacuum chambers or Mass Spectrometry a plus
Preferred Skills / Qualifications:
- Experience using SolidWorks
- Able to produce manufacturing drawings with GD&T according to ASME Y14.5 standards
- Proven ability to design for manufacturability, with strong knowledge of common machine shop tools and design rules to optimize cost efficiency and functionality
- Experience designing assembly methods for complex systems
- Understanding of DFM and DFS concepts
- Experience with multiple manufacturing processes
- Preference will be given to candidates that have worked with, designed, and/or built chemical detection instruments, in particular: miniature, portable, or ruggedized field instruments
- Knowledge of documentation and quality control procedures (ISO, UL, CE, etc.)
Salary : $40 - $55
