Mechanical Engineer

Title: Mechanical Engineer
Location: North Reading, MA
Duration: 12 month contract
Payrate: $70 to $80 per hour

Job Description:
This Mechanical Design Engineer role sits within the Value Engineering function of the Continuing Engineering Group, supporting the installed base of released semiconductor test ATE platforms. The engineer will lead small-scale cost reduction projects — redesigning parts and assemblies to lower cost through simplification, design optimization, or alternative manufacturing methods — while also investigating and resolving broader production and customer issues affecting fielded systems. This role requires an experienced, hands-on engineer who can own projects end-to-end, from concept through vendor qualification, documentation, and release, with support scaled to project size.

Responsibilities

• Lead small to medium-sized cost reduction (Value Engineering) projects, redesigning parts and assemblies for lower cost through simplification, design optimization, or alternative manufacturing methods
• Own projects across their full lifecycle — concept, design, vendor qualification, documentation, and release — with support as needed depending on project scope
• Lead the timely and efficient resolution of factory “line-down” issues, taking ownership from issue identification through deployment of the solution
• Investigate and resolve production and customer issues involving released products
• Generate and implement Engineering Change Orders and Engineering Change Notices (ECOs/ECNs)
• Generate engineering specifications, detailed drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), and assemblies
• Apply Design for Manufacturability and Design for Assembly (DFM/DFA) principles
• Coordinate prototype procurement and vendor selection, including qualification of alternative vendors/processes for cost-reduced designs
• Coordinate material rework activities
• Participate in and drive safety-related escalations
• Participate in design reviews and other required meetings
• Work closely with engineers across the Continuing Engineering Group and integrate with cross-functional teams across the semiconductor test organization
• Apply knowledge of product development and manufacturing processes

• Minimum of 10 years of directly relevant experience
• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (BSME)
• Experience in electromechanical packaging layout and design, including sheet metal, plastics, cabling, and printed circuit boards
• Demonstrated proficiency with general drafting and design standards, including ANSI Y14.5 and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T)
• Demonstrated proficiency with SolidWorks
• Working knowledge of compliance and regulatory design requirements
• Ability to investigate technical fit and fabrication problems through tolerance analysis
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision
• Self-motivated, team-oriented, and hands-on approach
• Excellent organizational and communication skills, including the ability to build and sustain effective working relationships across cross-functional groups

• Ability to travel internationally is required, but such travel is not likely to be on a regular basis.