Product Design Engineer - Mechanical

Product Design Engineer - Mechanical

Robots, Robotics, Electro/Mechanical

Competitive Salary Plus Benefits

Step into a role where your mechanical thinking has real-world impact. As a Product Design Engineer - Mechanical, you will help design mechanical systems built to thrive in harsh industrial environments, where accuracy and documentation matter. This is a rare opportunity to own work that directly influences product reliability, from early R&D through to design validation and release. If you enjoy collaborating across disciplines and taking products from concept to manufacturing-ready outputs, the Product Design Engineer position offers the momentum, autonomy, and career development to match.

As Product Design Engineer - Mechanical you will

Own mechanical product development across the full lifecycle, from early R&D through to design validation and release, in a fast-moving industrial setting.

Create DFM-ready drawings and the documentation that makes manufacturing smoother and change control clearer.

Manage BOMs and help lead ECR processes, ensuring engineering changes are tracked accurately and implemented effectively.

Collaborate closely with electronics and software teams, bringing enough technical literacy to remove bottlenecks rather than create them.

Deliver design outputs that meet challenging constraints such as corrosion resistance, extreme temperatures, confined access, and high-consequence failure modes.

Support handovers to manufacturing by keeping drawings and configurations consistent and reliable.

TheProduct Design Engineer - Mechanical will bring

At least 2+ years in a mechanical engineering role, with demonstrable robotics or field-hardware design experience (portfolio required).

SolidWorks proficiency and confidence producing clear, build-ready documentation.

Strong DFM discipline, with a practical approach to design for manufacture and assembly.

Hands-on experience owning BOM/CBOM management and leading ECR processes.

Enough electronics and software literacy to collaborate confidently across teams.

This Product Design Engineer - Mechanical role sits within the industrial hardware and engineering environment, supporting products that must perform reliably in confined spaces and demanding field conditions. By creating manufacturing-ready designs, maintaining controlled documentation, and partnering with electronics and software colleagues, you will help this company deliver dependable solutions that matter. The work is built around careful decision-making, accountability, and continuous improvement, with outputs that influence the end user experience and long-term performance.

Interested?

Ready to make your mechanical design work count? Apply now for this Product Design Engineer - Mechanical opportunity and take the next step in owning end-to-end product development with real consequences.

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