Senior Mechanical Engineer Electronics manufacturing Austin, Texas Posted

# Senior Mechanical Engineer Electronics manufacturing company
* Location Austin, Texas
* Type Full-time
* Posted
21 October 2026

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The role, as published## About the company

Our client is an electronics manufacturing company.## The role Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Own the mechanical engineering of purpose-built factory machinery, from early concept to working installation. The position combines precision design, automation and system integration, with a mix of computer-based design and hands-on lab work.## What you'll do
* Take bespoke manufacturing machines, automated cells, tooling and electromechanical subsystems from initial concept through to installation.
* Retrofit and automate inspection instruments and fine-tolerance process stations.
* ** Integrate high-precision motion hardware**, drives and control electronics into multi-axis mechanisms.
* ** Work alongside software colleagues**, machinists, vendors and engineers from other disciplines to bring new tools into service.
* Spend a majority of the week on design and the remainder on assembly, validation and debugging in the lab.## What we're looking for
* A mechanical engineering degree at Bachelor's level, with a solid track record of professional experience in the field; a Master's degree can shorten the experience needed.
* Firsthand experience designing original machinery rather than adapting existing commercial products.
* Proven ownership of designs through fabrication, assembly and testing.
* Full-system mechanical design skills, including automation, precision mechanisms and integration.
* Advanced 3D CAD proficiency, ideally in Creo, though Solid Works or NX experience is also welcome.
* Practical grasp of dimensioning and tolerancing methods, including how tolerance choices affect performance and how to call them out on drawings.
* Experience applying manufacturability and ease-of-assembly principles to machined and fabricated parts.
* Comfort taking responsibility for an entire system rather than isolated components.
* Must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.## Bonus points
* Experience in capital equipment for chip fabrication, factory automation or metrology.
* Familiarity with precision motion, optics, robotics or very fine-scale measurement.## Benefits
* Health, dental and vision coverage
* Mental health support
* Life and disability insurance
* Paid holidays and unlimited paid time off## Location and work model
* Austin, TX, United States
* On-site, 5 days per week in office
* Full-time## Compensation, as the posting describes it
* Pre-tax spending accounts
* Retirement plan with company match
* Professional development

Pay $120k to $185kUSD base a year