Top Mechanical Engineering Jobs in Austin, TX

Develop thermal-hydraulic models for scientific apparatus using ASME B31.3-2022 for installation at a research reactor. Perform steady-state and transient temperature modeling, work independently, and coordinate with EPC contractors and vendors on costs and budgets. The role is remote, part-time, and temporary, with at least four required site visits to State College, Pennsylvania. U.S. citizenship, background screening, drug-free status, and references are required.

Design and quality-check commercial HVAC and electrification systems, including VRF, heat pumps, ERV, and DOAS installations. Develop load calculations, equipment selections, refrigerant piping designs, standards, and contractor-ready scopes. Support commissioning, troubleshooting, energy savings calculations, utility incentives, controls coordination, and hydronic engineering. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, contractors, manufacturers, and third-party MEP firms while mentoring engineers and scaling repeatable UHP project designs.

Designs and develops mechanical components and assemblies for residential and commercial battery energy storage products. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, manufacturing drawings, tolerance analysis, prototyping, thermal and structural analysis, material selection, DFM, supplier collaboration, electrical integration, testing, validation, and product lifecycle management from concept through production.

Design and integrate the mechanical systems inside Corsair autonomous surface vessels, including payload bays, sensor mounts, structural interfaces, harness routing, access panels, and internal packaging. Create CAD models, drawings, and integration documentation; perform tolerance analysis; support design-for-manufacturing and serviceability decisions; and troubleshoot prototypes, production builds, open-water tests, and field issues in collaboration with electrical, autonomy, production, and test teams.

Designs mechanical and electromechanical test fixtures, tooling, and related hardware for optical networking products. Responsibilities include CAD modeling, engineering drawings, BOMs, configuration-controlled documentation, engineering analysis, tolerance studies, fabrication support, assembly, troubleshooting, validation, and deployment. The role collaborates with engineers, technicians, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to deliver reliable, manufacturable solutions throughout the product development lifecycle.

Provides technical leadership for mechanical architecture, design, analysis, validation, manufacturing readiness, and deployment of AI infrastructure platforms. Leads work across racks, enclosures, chassis, structural systems, liquid cooling, power interfaces, cable management, and modular systems. Defines requirements and design standards, drives trade studies and reliability assessments, supports prototype and validation activities, resolves cross-functional integration challenges, evaluates materials and manufacturing methods, and mentors engineering teams.

Designs, prototypes, validates, and scales specialized semiconductor fabrication equipment and vacuum-system subsystems. Responsibilities include creating mechanical frames, components, and assemblies; integrating mechanical, electrical, optical, and software systems; sourcing components; collaborating with vendors and cross-functional teams; and owning designs through production. The role requires hands-on experience building complex systems, vacuum or fluid-handling expertise, and strong fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and heat-transfer fundamentals.

Designs and develops mechanical components and systems from concept through production release. Creates 3D CAD models, manufacturing and assembly drawings, bills of material, and layouts using Creo, SolidWorks, Pro/ENGINEER, and AutoCAD. Applies drawing standards, basic GD&T, material and process specifications, DfX practices, and manufacturability optimization. Verifies designs against requirements and may coordinate designers and technical support personnel.

Lead the architecture, hydraulic design, documentation, integration, manufacturing readiness, controls coordination, and commissioning of liquid-cooling and mechanical distribution systems for modular AI data centers. Own P&IDs, calculations, equipment and valve schedules, interfaces, standards, and performance validation. Collaborate with thermal, electrical, controls, manufacturing, commissioning, supply chain, OEM, and field teams to create scalable, serviceable, repeatable systems for deployment across multiple sites.

Designs and manages mechanical engineering projects involving HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems. Responsibilities include leading project teams, managing schedules and budgets, performing system analysis, producing AutoCAD and Revit drawings, ensuring code compliance, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and communicating with clients and contractors. The role requires a Texas Professional Engineer license and supports project site visits and construction administration.

Leads mechanical design and project management for MEP projects, including HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems. Manages project teams, schedules, budgets, client relationships, quality, code compliance, and multidisciplinary coordination. Produces drawings and models using AutoCAD and Revit, supports permitting and approvals, and participates in site visits, design reviews, and construction administration.

Lead mechanical design and integration of battery packs, enclosures, charging interfaces, and autonomous docking stations for humanoid robots. Drive mechanical architecture, structural and thermal analysis, prototyping, validation, reliability, manufacturability, supplier collaboration, and production support. Partner cross-functionally with electrical, controls, software, systems, manufacturing, quality, and supply chain teams while mentoring junior engineers and establishing design best practices.

The Senior Mechanical Engineer will design and develop Apollo humanoid robots through full product lifecycle, solve engineering problems, and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

The Staff Mechanical Engineer will lead design efforts for the Apollo robot, mentor junior engineers, and ensure production readiness through collaboration across departments.

Design and coordinate mechanical systems for cleanrooms, fabs, and advanced manufacturing facilities. Responsibilities include HVAC, exhaust, chilled water, boiler, pump, process utility, and wastewater design; engineering calculations; equipment sizing; hydraulic modeling; AutoCAD and Revit documentation; Navisworks coordination; QA/QC; code compliance; RFI and submittal review; field investigations; and construction administration support.

Leads mechanical engineering design for cleanroom, semiconductor fab, and advanced technology manufacturing facilities. Develops HVAC and mechanical systems from concept through construction and startup, performs engineering calculations, coordinates BIM models and clash detection, and supports construction administration. Interfaces with clients, contractors, vendors, and multidisciplinary teams; reviews submittals and RFIs; performs QA/QC; mentors junior staff; and supports PE stamping and responsible-charge activities.

Lead mechanical design, analysis, prototyping, test, and production for high-reliability defense electronics. Create 3D models and drawings, perform thermal/structural/vibration analyses, develop and execute test plans, troubleshoot failures, and support requirements, manufacturing, and new-business capture.

Lead mechanical design and integration of upper body systems for a humanoid robot, focusing on architectural decisions and high-performance mechanisms.

Design and develop mechanical solutions for data center racks and enclosures through the full product lifecycle. Create 3D models, assemblies, and production drawings (Autodesk Inventor; Creo support), maintain BOMs and engineering documentation in ERP/PLM, support prototyping, testing, manufacturing release, and resolve production and design issues while collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet cost, manufacturability, quality, and schedule objectives.

Leads mechanical engineering for data center operations, including HVAC and cooling system design, infrastructure optimization, capacity planning, energy efficiency, maintenance practices, and project delivery. Provides operational troubleshooting and technical leadership, manages vendors and multidisciplinary teams, ensures regulatory compliance, and supports reliable, sustainable, cost-effective data center infrastructure. Travel up to 25% is required.

Own mechanical aircraft subsystems from concept through design, prototyping, integration, ground testing, flight testing, and deployment. Design structural and mechanical components, lead subsystem reviews, analyze loads and flight environments, iterate designs using test data, and partner with manufacturing to ensure scalability and reliability.

Lead architecture, design, integration, testing, and flight validation of critical autonomous aircraft structures and hardware. Own systems from concept through production, perform sizing, loads analysis, and trade studies, resolve interfaces across structures, avionics, propulsion, and payload systems, and partner with manufacturing on scalable designs. Participate in aircraft builds and flight-test campaigns while mentoring engineers and establishing technical standards.

Designs, analyzes, builds, and tests micro-turbine and turbo-generator systems from proposal through qualification and production support. Responsibilities include mechanical design of static and rotating hardware, advanced ANSYS analyses, NX and Teamcenter modeling, cost reduction, project management, hardware verification, resource prioritization, customer proposals, and advising senior management. The role requires collaboration across teams to meet program milestones, budgets, quality requirements, and delivery objectives.

Designs and develops micro-turbines and hybrid-generator systems from proposal through qualification and production support. Performs mechanical analysis of static and rotating metallic or composite hardware, including blade dynamics, rotor dynamics, elasticity, heat transfer, and hot-section behavior. Uses Siemens NX, Teamcenter, and ANSYS for modeling, drafting, and simulation. Supports cost reduction, customer proposals, project management, cross-functional coordination, and solutions for complex production-engineering issues.

Develops mechanical drawings, specifications, calculations, and system designs for HVAC, hydronic, piping, and mechanical equipment systems. Performs airflow, heating and cooling load, pipe sizing, and pressure loss calculations under senior guidance. Supports construction administration through submittal reviews, RFI responses, and site visits. Uses CAD and modeling software to create coordinated 2D drawings and 3D models, collaborates with project stakeholders, and participates in design coordination and professional development.