Senior Mechanical Engineer

Acorn is looking for a Senior Mechanical Design Engineer to take on a technical position and help guide our team of engineers to create innovative, world class products. This position requires a broad design engineering background in robotics and automation.


Acorn has 31 years' experience as an industry leader in product development consulting, partnering with clients ranging from high profile start-ups to Fortune 100 & 500 companies. Every day we are privileged to work on ground-breaking technologies, develop bleeding edge designs, and work alongside some of the most talented folks in industry. Acorn focuses its design talents on robotics, medical and life science devices, and consumer products, and has offices in Silicon Valley, Denver, Boston and China.

Working at Acorn is an engineer’s dream. You will learn more, grow faster, work with an excellent team and be appreciated for your contributions. If our requirements fit your background, we want to talk with you! www.acornpd.com


We value and promote the diversity of our workforce.

This is an onsite position based out of our Waltham, MA office.

Key Responsibilities:

• Broaden the breadth and depth of your technical knowledge and leadership skills.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across multiple projects.
• Support the development and maintenance of accurate project plans and proposals.
• Work with clients to identify requirements; brainstorm, define and develop product solutions.
• Collaborate with ID/UX/UI teams to produce refined product designs.
• Identify and perform mechanical engineering analyses.
• Create detailed designs/documentation to meet project objectives.
• Interface with vendors for prototyping, tooling & production.
• Test and evaluate prototypes, tooling and first articles.
• Create project and technical reports as required.

• 8 years of design and engineering analysis experience w/ a BSME or equivalent (MSME preferred).
• Demonstrated success developing robotic and/or automated hardware systems. 
• Hands-on project management experience with interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience transitioning at least two complex electromechanical products from early concept into production.
• Experience defining engineering requirements and hardware architecture for complex systems.
• Working knowledge of designing molded, sheet metal and machined components.
• Adept at specifying and sourcing off-the-shelf components (e.g. actuators, bearings, fluid handling components)
• Proficient with SolidWorks (Creo a plus) and preparing engineering documentation per ASME Y14.5 for production release.
• On-the-job analysis experience in at least three of the following areas:
• Tolerance analysis

• FEA and/or CFD

• Strength of materials

• Heat transfer

• Shock & vibration

• Ability to work with distributed teams in a fast-paced product development environment.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements and certification processes.
• Hands-on shop/lab skills.

We offer competitive salaries, benefits, and an upbeat and friendly work environment.