About the company
Our client is an electronics manufacturing company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the mechanical engineering of purpose-built factory machinery, from early concept to working installation. The position combines precision design, automation and system integration, with a mix of computer-based design and hands-on lab work.
What you'll do
- Take bespoke manufacturing machines, automated cells, tooling and electromechanical subsystems from initial concept through to installation.
- Retrofit and automate inspection instruments and fine-tolerance process stations.
- Integrate high-precision motion hardware, drives and control electronics into multi-axis mechanisms.
- Work alongside software colleagues, machinists, vendors and engineers from other disciplines to bring new tools into service.
- Spend a majority of the week on design and the remainder on assembly, validation and debugging in the lab.
Requirements
What we're looking for
- A mechanical engineering degree at Bachelor's level, with a solid track record of professional experience in the field; a Master's degree can shorten the experience needed.
- Firsthand experience designing original machinery rather than adapting existing commercial products.
- Proven ownership of designs through fabrication, assembly and testing.
- Full-system mechanical design skills, including automation, precision mechanisms and integration.
- Advanced 3D CAD proficiency, ideally in Creo, though SolidWorks or NX experience is also welcome.
- Practical grasp of dimensioning and tolerancing methods, including how tolerance choices affect performance and how to call them out on drawings.
- Experience applying manufacturability and ease-of-assembly principles to machined and fabricated parts.
- Comfort taking responsibility for an entire system rather than isolated components.
- Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.
Bonus points
- Experience in capital equipment for chip fabrication, factory automation or metrology.
- Familiarity with precision motion, optics, robotics or very fine-scale measurement.
Benefits
Compensation and benefits
- Base salary: USD 120,000 to 185,000 per year
- Health, dental and vision coverage
- Pre-tax spending accounts
- Mental health support
- Life and disability insurance
- Retirement plan with company match
- Paid holidays and unlimited paid time off
- Professional development
Location and work model
- Austin, TX, United States
- On-site, 5 days per week in office
- Full-time
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