Mechanical Designer

Job Title: Mechanical Design EngineerJob Description

We are seeking a hands-on Mechanical Design Engineer to support the development of production tooling for a Lighting Sources platform. In this role, you partner closely with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams to design, validate, and implement tooling solutions that enable efficient, high-quality production operations. You focus primarily on mechanical assembly tooling and electro-mechanical test fixtures used in a factory environment, taking designs from initial concept through full production implementation.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop production tooling from initial concept through production implementation, ensuring robust performance and manufacturability.
• Create mechanical assembly tooling and electro-mechanical test fixtures that support efficient and high-quality factory operations.
• Develop detailed 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, and supporting documentation for tooling and fixtures.
• Perform material selection, tolerance analysis, and design reviews to ensure reliable, cost-effective, and high-quality designs.
• Collaborate closely with electrical, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing engineers to align tooling designs with product and process requirements.
• Build prototypes and test setups to validate designs and verify performance against specifications.
• Support tooling introduction into manufacturing facilities, including validation activities and troubleshooting of issues during ramp-up and ongoing production.
• Apply knowledge of plastics, fasteners, adhesives, sheet metal, and mechanical assembly design to create robust and repeatable tooling solutions.
• Use Creo or equivalent 3D CAD tools, along with associated data management systems, to manage design files and documentation.
• Travel periodically to manufacturing sites to support tooling deployment, validation, and continuous improvement activities.

Essential Skills

• Associate degree in a related technical field.
• Recent, relevant experience as an individual contributor in mechanical design (5+ years).
• Proficiency with Creo or equivalent 3D CAD software for 3D mechanical design.
• Experience with sheet metal design and injection molded plastics.
• Strong understanding of mechanical design principles, including plastics, fasteners, adhesives, and mechanical assembly design.
• Ability to take designs from concept through production, including design validation and implementation.
• Experience creating detailed engineering drawings and performing tolerance analysis using GD&T.
• Hands-on experience building prototypes and developing test fixtures.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including electrical, mechanical, firmware, and manufacturing engineers.
• Ability to travel up to approximately 12% to Austin, Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico to support manufacturing activities.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Expertise with Creo and/or Windchill for design and product data management.
• Experience designing mechanical assembly tooling specifically for production environments.
• Background in consumer electronics manufacturing and related processes.
• Familiarity with electro-mechanical test fixtures used in factory settings.
• Strong attention to detail in documentation, design reviews, and tolerance analysis.
• Ability to work independently as a hands-on individual contributor while collaborating within cross-functional teams.

Work Environment

This role is based onsite in a Boston-area engineering and manufacturing environment focused on lighting and related technologies. You work closely with cross-functional teams and production operations, with regular access to 3D CAD tools such as Creo and data management systems like Windchill. The position involves approximately 12-12.5% travel to manufacturing facilities in Austin, Texas and Chihuahua, Mexico, typically in blocks of one week in Austin and two weeks in Mexico, to support tooling introduction, validation, and troubleshooting. The environment emphasizes collaboration, hands-on prototype and test fixture work, and direct engagement with factory processes. Enhanced benefits are offered, including paid time off and holidays, and the role is structured as an 8-month statement of work with a strong likelihood of extension, providing stability while working on impactful production tooling projects.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Boston, MA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $52.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Boston,MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 29, 2026.

About Actalent

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