Mechanical Integration & Test Engineer

Responsibilities

• Own the mechanical integration of production equipment, tooling, fixtures, and workstations into high-volume manufacturing lines
• Lead mechanical bring-up, debug, and ramp of new and modified production cells, resolving integration issues across mechanical, structural, and thermal boundaries
• Define and maintain system-level mechanical interfaces between tools, fixtures, material handling systems, and factory infrastructure
• Design, build, and qualify test fixtures, workholding, and mechanical hardware interfaces used for qualification, validation, and manufacturing
• Evaluate proposed designs for manufacturability and mechanical integration, providing feedback on assembly sequence, access, tolerance stackups, and fixturing requirements
• Develop and refine assembly procedures, integration sequences, and mechanical validation checklists based on build experience and lessons learned
• Enable day-to-day execution of the mechanical integration and test flow on the production floor
• Evaluate nonconformances to determine root cause and drive corrective action and system improvements
• Maintain mechanical configuration of production lines, including tracking fixture revisions, tooling changes, and equipment modifications
• Interface with both engineers and technicians to optimize manufacturing, assembly, and automation workflows

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline
• 1+ years of hands-on mechanical design, assembly, test, or manufacturing experience (internships, co-ops, and substantive project experience qualify)
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T
• CAD proficiency (NX, SolidWorks, or equivalent)
• Strong hands-on skills and comfort building, debugging, and modifying hardware in factory or lab environments
• Demonstrated engineering intuition, critical thinking, and comfort with ambiguity
• Willingness to work extended hours and weekends as needed

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Experience integrating multi-station production lines, factory automation systems, or complex electro-mechanical assemblies
• Experience designing tooling, fixtures, or mechanical test hardware
• Experience with precision mechanical assemblies or optomechanical systems
• Familiarity with material handling systems, robotic pick-and-place, or automated alignment equipment
• Experience writing assembly procedures, test plans, and providing go/no-go judgment and rationale
• Documentation and configuration management experience in a production environment
• Scripting or data analysis experience (e.g., Python, MATLAB)
• Experience in a production environment with high attention to build quality and process discipline