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Lead Design Mechanical Engineer

Austin, TX💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-16 → 2026-07-30

Core

Leading mechanical design and integration for complex hardware platforms from concept through production release.

Role type

Lead Design Mechanical Engineer

Builds

Enclosures, chassis, structural elements, cable routing, and related assemblies for electronics or complex hardware products.

Domain

Hardware engineering / Electronics / Server, storage, networking, or rack-level hardware platforms

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work

Required skills

CAD, tolerance analysis, structural investigation, release management, problem-solving, technical leadership, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Technologies

CAD

Responsibilities

Lead mechanical design activities for enclosures, chassis, structural elements, cable routing, and related assemblies; Own critical mechanical deliverables including design proposals, tolerance analysis, structural studies, drawing completeness, and release readiness; Drive mechanical issue investigation and root cause analysis during prototype builds, validation, and manufacturing ramp; Provide technical leadership in design reviews and ensure alignment of mechanical solutions with system architecture, thermal needs, and customer requirements; Partner with suppliers, operations, and manufacturing teams to improve design for manufacturability, quality, cost, and schedule performance; Support packaging, reliability, and physical integration concerns and drive closure of cross-functional product risks; Mentor junior engineers and contribute to method development, reuse strategies, and engineering best practices within the mechanical function

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities

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