Staff Mechanical System Designer
On-siteArlington, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Own the mechanical systems architecture for new automated production cells and equipment, from concept through production release. Set CAD standards, manage top-level assemblies, and review drawings for manufacturability and GD&T. Lead design reviews, mentor designers, and run trade studies for fixtures, frames, motion stages, and machine structures. Partner with controls and robotics engineers to integrate Beckhoff motion, PLC, and ABB/Fanuc robotic systems. Specify and source mechanical components, actuators, and hardware while owning key vendor technical relationships. Support build, integration, qualification, and acceptance testing on the production floor. Drive design-for-manufacture and design-for-automation into every product the team touches.
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of hands-on mechanical design experience delivering production machinery, automation, or aerospace hardware
- Expert-level SolidWorks skills - large assemblies, complex parts, detailed drawings, and PDM
- Deep command of GD&T, tolerance stack-ups, and design for manufacturability
- Demonstrated technical leadership: setting standards, leading design reviews, and mentoring engineers
- Experience integrating mechanical designs with automation, motion control, and robotics
- Strong track record taking designs from concept to qualified production hardware
- BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
Desired Qualifications
- Experience designing end-effectors / EOAT or precision-assembly tooling
- Background in high-rate or aerospace manufacturing
- Familiarity with ABB or Fanuc robotic cells and Beckhoff-based automation
- Experience with thin-film, PV/solar, or satellite component manufacturing
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